[Scan-DC] Re: [MilCom] Air Force HC-130 on Marine Freqs

[email protected] [email protected]
Thu, 4 Sep 2003 17:07:01 EDT


This was HC-130 #64-14855 he was en route back from deployment and heading to 
Patrick.  He made the trip over the Pond last night.  He has been up on HF 
freqs several times today.
Moments ago (4:58pm EDT) I watched him and listened to him coming into 
Patrick.  He is taxiing as I type this.

AL STERN  Satellite Beach FL
[email protected] writes:

> In the mid 1330 hour EDT caught King 55, self id as an Air Force HC-130, on 
>  both 156.8 NFM and 157.100 NFM working with US Coast Guard Group Cape May 
NJ.
> 
>  
>  King 55 reported that they were located over Manhattan NY flying through 
the 
> 
>  area and were hearing an ELT on 121.5 which they tentatively DF'd to 
> somewhere 
>  north of Long Island NY.
>  
>  After reporting the ELT, King 55 advised Cape May that they were 
transiting 
>  the area and flying south and would not be able to join in an search for 
the 
> 
>  ELT.