[Scan-DC] Military plane crashes in Augusta County, Virginia...more

[Andrew Clegg]

Good catch John. 
If you replace 33.120 with 38.120, those coordinates fall right smack in the middle of Augusta County, in the George Washington National Forest, roughly 12 miles west of Staunton.
Andy

> Date: Wed, 27 Aug 2014 13:33:07 -0400
> From: w4uvv at comcast.net
> To: b_thom at juno.com; Scan-DC at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Scan-DC] Military plane crashes in Augusta County,	Virginia...more
> 
> more...
> 
> DMA a/c also will refuel at Shenandoah AP.  An unknown medcom helicopter 
> (possibly Pegasus from Un. of Va.) is participating in the search now 
> for the pilot.  DMA a/c has spotted the plane wreckage at 33.120 lat and 
> -79.381 long.  The F15 appears to have crashed straight in and no 
> visible chute near the aircraft per the on scene a/c.
> 
> Don't get on my case about latitude and longitude values that cannot be 
> found in a Google search.  Remember, I am trying to understand a 
> helicopter with as much background noise as audio and occasional dropped 
> comms while doing other activities.  In fact, that's all from me.  Watch 
> the evening news or read the newspaper for more details.
> 
> John
> 
> 
> John Wilson wrote:
> > 123.0250 mhz. will be used for all medcom, DMA  and other a/c for air 
> > to air comms who participate in the search.  DMA a/c also will 
> > continue to use STARS tg 4529 DMA TAC WEST. "Dustoff 63" is a 
> > Blackhawk.  DMA aircraft will refuel at Charlottesville AP. Limited 
> > cellphone and STARS coverage in the mountainous search area. DMA STARS 
> > comms not 100%.  Occasionally the DMA a/c called by DMA command does 
> > not respond.
> >
> > John
> > W4UVV.
> >
> >
> > John Wilson wrote:
> >> Crashed in Augusta Co. this morning. Pilot believed to ejected. 
> >> Deerfield, VA VFD is  DMA ac/ground search contact.  Chute sited near 
> >> Highway 60.  Smoke plume seen on or near an unknown 
> >> mountain...possibly a/c.  DMA command and DMA search a/c from Marion, 
> >> VA and Ft. Pickett and Chesterfield Ops command comms on tg 4529 on 
> >> STARS Division 1.  On site ground comms on VTAC1. "Legend 7"(Lakota 
> >> a/c)  and "Dustoff 63" helo are the two DMA search aircraft.  One a/c 
> >> may have spotted something in a valley between two mountains.  
> >> Witness saw a deployed chute.@ 38.203 lat and -79.339 long.
> >>
> >> John
> >> W4UVV
> >>
> >>
> >> Blair Thompson wrote:
> >>> http://www.dailyprogress.com/news/local/update-military-plane-crashes-in-augusta-county/article_feb0cff0-2df4-11e4-b96f-0017a43b2370.html 
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Posted: Wednesday, August 27, 2014 10:18 am |  Updated: 11:37 am, 
> >>> Wed Aug 27, 2014.
> >>> The AP
> >>>
> >>> DEERFIELD, Va. — Military officials say the jet that crashed in 
> >>> western Virginia was an Air Force F-15C based in Massachusetts, and 
> >>> the pilot's status is unknown.
> >>>
> >>> Pentagon spokesman Air Force Lt. Col. Tom Crosson says the pilot of 
> >>> the single-seat aircraft was with the 104th Fighter Wing of the 
> >>> Massachusetts Air National Guard.
> >>>
> >>> Guard spokesman Maj. Matthew Mutti says the jet was on a standard 
> >>> training exercise Wednesday with no munition onboard. He didn't say 
> >>> where it was headed or release the pilot's name.
> >>>
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