[Scan-DC] AWACS in Blacksburg?

[Charley Armstrong]

And probably from the VAW-121 Bluetails squadron.

CA
Annapolis


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Sounds like a Navy E-2C Hawkeye.

CA
Annapolis

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[mailto:scan-dc-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Bruce Harper
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Currently circling downtown Blacksburg and the Virginia Tech campus is an
AWACS-lloking aircraft, identifying himself on the Virginia Tech/Montgomery
Executive Airport Unicom frequency as "Bluetail 02" as he makes the circuit.
Its a high-wing prop job with an odd double-boom tail. There is a blue
sunburst on the stabilizer, but I really can't see any other markings at the
distance and altitude. He keeps announcing his location in the pattern,
"left downwind for runway 12" but  hasn't made a move to land. He just now
(3:50 p.m.) announced he is heading east.  Several of us around the office
here are just curious about what this is and who is is.

Bruce in Blacksburg

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Bruce B. Harper          KB4GIW       bharper at vt.edu            
2508 Manchester Street                (540)552-0683 - home
Blacksburg, Virginia  24060           (540)231-4360 - work
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