[MilCom] Fallon Range and SAR for F-18 crash

pdgls wtulknat at yahoo.com
Wed Sep 5 22:10:02 EDT 2012


 
Went out to the range area on Saturday.
A F-18 from VMFA 323 crashed. The pilot ejected and had minor injuries.
http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=69367
318.5 "Spyglass" red air GCI. First heard about the crash on this.
262.625 blue air AA
142.85 red air AA
363.4 blue air AIC
355.5 red air AA
303.6 Banger (E-2) talking to Sandstone
379.0 Banger AIC
228.8 blue air AA
264.5 "Strike" base
364.3 and 259.5 Bravo 20 range
281.2 EW
316.45 blue air "Snake" AA
240.3 blue air "Diamond" AA
283.1 AA
274.5 Base for VMFA 323 and possibly others
262.7 blue air AA "Hammer"
252.925, 308.75 and 225.15 Have Quick for blue air. The Hammers were using Have
Quick when Hammer 11 went down so i got no good comms from them on these.
Eventually 271.4 (Bravo 17 range) and 282.8 became active with SAR comms.
Two F-18s, two helos and ground personel were involved with the SAR.
Hammer 11 goes down at 59:05 in the recording.
http://yourlisten.com/channel/content/16912733/FRTC_September_1st_2012

Paul, near Sacramento California


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