[MilCom] CANFORCE 3258 escort home

[Dave Holford]

I guess it would help if I could spell, sorry about that.

Try VIMY


Dave Holford


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dave Holford" <holford at cogeco.ca>
To: "Ed Langworthy" <jetcrafter at securespeed.us>; "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 10:49 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] CANFORCE 3258 escort home


> 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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