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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Snoop55 on September 17, 2009, 03:44:33 PM

Title: Texas ANG
Post by: Snoop55 on September 17, 2009, 03:44:33 PM

The Texas ANG F-16's which deployed to LKCV a couple of weeks ago returned stateside this morning exiting Scottish airspace at MIMKU.  The chicks used the callsign 'Huron 11 Flt' this time, with their tankers 'Cafe 11' a KC-10 and 'Cafe 12' a KC-135.  A/A comms were noted on 140.400 and the boomer circuit was 268.300

Title: Re: Texas ANG
Post by: Murphology on September 17, 2009, 05:14:13 PM

You didn't happen to see them in this fine weather?

Title: Re: Texas ANG
Post by: Snoop55 on September 18, 2009, 04:24:19 PM

Quote from: Murphology on September 17, 2009, 05:14:13 PM

You didn't happen to see them in this fine weather?

Sadly not, as they have no clearance through Irish Airspace the cell routes up the east coast of England towards the LUK TACAN then across Scotland to the Oceanic Entry point which just keeps them far enough north not to be visible  :(

Title: Re: Texas ANG
Post by: Xair on September 18, 2009, 08:23:20 PM

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A/A comms were noted on 140.400 and the boomer circuit was 268.300

Snoop55, what antenna/scanner are you using to catch these comms? I'm trying listen for this stuff but cant seem to get it.
Thanks
Xair