[MilCom] Fwd: [HFmonitors] Status of U-2 "Pinon 71" Emergency.

[AllanStern at aol.com]

U-2 "Pinon 71" is up on 13927 kHz again (2303z), in a phone patch to Beale  
Ops. Ops asks him "Is your SSD still operational?" then passes weather  
conditions. Asks him his INF temperature. "Is it warming up?"  Tells him to  
keep an eye on it, because if it rises, they will consider a divert. ETA is 50 
 minutes now. Says he is half-way between Palmdale and Beale AFB (Calif).  
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A friend of mine in Calif just sent me this message:
"  
He  just came up on 369.900 ZLA Ultra High Altitude 'Discrete' - weak, 
broken,  sounded like he was talking to another aircraft.
"
 
Al Stern  Satellite Beach FL
 
_allanstern at aol.com_ (mailto:allanstern at aol.com)  writes:

13927 kHz USB 2130z: USAF MARS Operator "AFA5QW" (Greenwood IN) wkg  "Pinon 
71" (U-2, Beale AFB, Calif) for phone patch to Beale AFB; has declared  
emergency (IFE); RTBing to Beale; now direct Palmdale; may divert if  it 
becomes necessary. (21/Dec/2012) (ALS) 


The pilot mentioned he was at 70,000 feet !!
 
AL STERN Satellite Beach  FL
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