Florida Mil Comms Log - Monday 8 March 2004

Monday, 8 March 2004
More of the same: transports to/from Haiti, several US Army personnel
transport flights, tankers heading toward NAS Key West. Fewer Dutch F-16s
being heard, now that some of them have moved on to Nellis AFB. Lotsa NASA
acft coming and going, including STA (Shuttle Training Acft) activity for a
good part of the evening. John Henault heard the STAs tonight all the way over
in Brooksville FL, so that tells you how audible they should be to you around
Florida.
Brought back some freshwater catfish from Yeehaw Junction, but Avon Park
Bombing Range was quiet for the hours that I spent there. :-( The cats are
fat tho, Walt. :-))

REACH 140H
12:48am: Direct Greater Anagua, e/r Port-au-Prince Haiti.
[119.825, 134.8 Miami Ctr @ Nassau]

PAT 181: US Army Priority Air Transport
11:02am: Area transition.
[133.475]

AIR TRANSPORT 300: DC-8, Air Transport Intl (USAF Contractor)
12:45pm: Clearance to Antigua IAP for weekly milkrun to downrange ETR sites.
[118.4, 133.75, 132.65, 132.15]

DARKSTAR: E-3 AWACS Mission Crew, Tinker AFB 552ACW 965ACS
12:44pm: w Sealord re HAWK 31 and HAWK 41 flights (each two-ship flights), FANG
flight is a two-ship flight, SNAKE four-ship flight.
[267.5, 388.95 (Hawk), 335.95 (Hawk), 261.2 (Snake), 225.8 Fang).

PACK 11: KC-135R, Pease ANGB, NH-ANG
12:49pm: Area transition.
[119.825, 125.075]
One of many tankers heard heading toward NAS Key West lately.

SPIDER 31: F-16, Royal Netherlands Air Force (TDY @ Cecil Field)
1:01pm: Flight of two enters Avon Park Bombing Range to work C and E ranges.
[127.2, 285.725]
Note use of VHF ATC freqs for this sortie.
Less NAF activity now that some of the NAF F-16s have moved on to Nellis.

PAT 734; US Army Priority Air Transport
1:02pm: Area transition.
[127.2 Miami Ctr @ Avon Park]

NASA 920: T-38N #66-8386, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
1:08pm: Inbound to NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility; makes several trips out
and back to SLF.
[124.775 when well offshore G of Mexico, 284.0, usual VHF ATC freqs]

NASA 946: G-1159 #146, Gulfstream II STA, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
3:25pm: Lands SLF.
7:00pm: STA activities over SLF.
[128.55, 126.65]

NASA 944: G-1159 #144, Gulfstream II STA, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
3:30pm: Lands SLF.
7:30pm: STA activities over SLF.
[128.55, 126.65]

LIMA LIMA 10: P-3C, Jacksovnille NAS VP-30 "Pro's Nest"
4:00pm; Touch-and-goes at Patrick.
6:10pm: RTB NIP.
[133.75, 132.65, 124.8, 134.0]

SPIDER 51: F-16, Royal Netherlands Air Force (TDY @ Cecil Field)
4:30pm: Inbound Avon Park Bombing Range C, E ranges.
[349.0, 292.2, 285.725]

NASA 963: T-38N #59-1603, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
6:33pm: Lands NASA-KSC Shuttle Landing Facility (YL Astronaut-pilot)
[128.55]
My very favorite NASA T-38; still crazy about her after all these years; when
she goes on Ebay I am gonna get her.

BOLT 12: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
6:34pm: Inbound MacDill.
[311.0]

NASA 903: T-38N #63-8200, NASA-Johnson Space Ctr, Houston.
7:48pm: w Cape Control.
[133.8]

KING 70: HC-130P #65-0970, Patrick AFB AFSOC 920RQW, 39RQS
10:49pm; Lands Patrick.
[133.75]

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