[MilCom] CANFORCE 3258 escort home

[Dave Holford]

Callsign most likely VIMI in remebrance of VIMI RIDGE battle of WWI.

Dave Holford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Langworthy" <jetcrafter at securespeed.us>
To: "Reach Hunters" <reachhunters_int at yahoogroups.com>; "Northeast Milair" 
<northeastmilair at yahoogroups.com>; "Milcom" <MilCom at mailman.qth.net>; 
"MilRadioComms" <MilRadioComms at yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2010 10:26 PM
Subject: [MilCom] CANFORCE 3258 escort home


> 0129z  128.050  CANFORCE 3258  Westbound, checking in with Boston Center 
> FL320.
> He is going to meet up with fighter escort over Sherbrooke.  Told Boston 
> it was a tradition
> when returning troops come home they get a fighter escort.
>
> 0147z  133.225  LIMI ? or VEEMI ?(sounded like) 01  (RCAF) fighter jet wkg 
> Montreal Center,
> radar contact with CANFORCE 3258.  Coordinating rendezvous with him. 
> Heavy accent, really
> hard to make out callsign.  Sure sounded like LIMI or VEEEEMI.
>
> 0151z  133.225  LIMI/VEEMI  01  MARSA with CANFORCE 3258.
>
> 0152z  133.225  CANFORCE 3258  wkg Montreal Center direct 
> YSC>YSH>YTR>destination.
>
> Ed Langworthy
> Gray, ME
>
>
>
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