[MilCom] ID confirmed Re: EMPIRE 11

[Ed Langworthy]

Thanks for all the ID help everyone.  I was at the Dr. appointment a little longer than I wished and we were about 1/4 mile from the 
airport when I heard "EMPIRE 11, cleared for take off".  Argh!!  Stuck at a red light, yet so close.  He zipped off the runway and I 
saw him for a split second between trees!!!  Sure looked like a
Super Hornet with a large gas tank under the fuselage.  Oh well, wish I could have taken a picture of the tail number and squadron 
number.  Sure was nice to hear some jet noise for a few seconds!  Ahh, reminded me of Virginia Beach.

He took off at 1815z and was headed south to Quonset, RI at 10,000ft. working ZBW on 128.200  Not sure if he landed there or not.

Ed Langworthy
Gray, ME



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed Langworthy" <jetcrafter at securespeed.us>
Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 11:54 AM
Subject:  ID confirmed Re: EMPIRE 11


> The second I hit the send button, he switches to Portland tower on 120.900 and self ID's ------
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> F-18
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> Ed Langworthy
> Gray, ME
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>
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> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ed Langworthy" <jetcrafter at securespeed.us>
> Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 11:49 AM
> Subject: EMPIRE 11
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>> 1541z  263.050  EMPIRE 11  wkg ZBW descending, ID as single ship.
>> 1543z  119.750  EMPIRE 11  working Portland approach (KPWM) for runway 29 full stop.
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>> Not sure but sounds like it's an F-18 instead of a US Customs plane.
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>> I'm heading to Portland in an hour, I'll try to get a visual ID on the plane.
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>> Ed Langworthy
>> Gray, ME
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