Thurs 15 Apr 2004

BRONCO 74: OV-10D, US State Dept, Patrick AFB
9:18am: Takeoff.
[133.75]

HERC 97: C-130
10:20am: Lands Patrick.
[383.0, 372.2, 134.05, 124.8, 127.075, 132.65, 133.75]

SMITE 01: F-15 singleton (c/s speeled)
10:23AM: Enters Avon Park; Placid MOAs 1 & 2, 7-14,000; RTB NAS-Key West.
[292.2]

TEXON 02: KC-135
10:47am: Inbound, comms with CP.
11:20am: Lands Patrick.
[383.0, 133.75]
Photo 055MVC-865, -866.

BOLT ##: KC-135R., MacDill AFB 6AMW
10:54am: Reports to Lightning Ops: proceeding on track.
[311.0]

RX 224: C-9B. North Island NAS VR-57
10:58am: Lands Patrick.
11:58am: Departs.
[133.75]
Photo 054MVC-864.

LUZON 80: T-37B, Randolph 12FTW
11:07am: Area transition.
[279.6]

PANAMA ##
11:23am: At Pinecastle Range.
[357.0]

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB 920RQW
11:25am: Departs Patrick.
2:48pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 132.65]
055MVC-868, -869

REACH 7012
11:39am: Comms with Patrick CP.
[383.0]

KING 15: C-130, Moody AFB 347RQW 71RQS
11:50am: Lands Patrick; ERO uploading of PJs, departs to drops (personnel and
RAM-Z packs) at Judy DZ. Comms with retrieval boat GONDOLA GATOR.
1:39pm: Lands Patrick.
[133.75, 251.9, 321.0]
Photo 055MVC-867

BANDSAW: E-3 AWACS Mission Crew, Tinker 552ACW 964ACS
11:50am: Comms with Sealord (See Sentry 41 below)
[267.5]

PELICAN 17: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45
12:05pm: On 120 radial off Ormond, e/r W-158.
[267.5]

VENOM 01: F-15A, FL-ANG 125FW 159FS Jacksonville IAP
1:55pm: Low approach at NASA-KSC SLF; RTB Jax IAP.
[284.0, 264.8, 281.425, 351.95]

SENTRY 41: E-3 AWACS Flight Crew, Tinker AFB 552ACW 964ACS
2:30pm: Gets wx for Tinker at 2200z ETA. (See BANDSAW above)
[344.6]

BERRY 540: SW-4 (Government contractor)
2:32pm: Prepares to depart Patrick to NAS Jacksonville.
[118.4]

CG AUX ACFT 399N (N399N), CE-182Q
2:54ppm: Security flight over Port Canaveral; comms with CG Group Mayport;
position 22-27N 80-45W.
[157.15]

_____227 (Probably Invader Jack 227, Adversary acft)
3:20pm: ACM comms. 4:33pm; Departs area.
[311.5]

LN 452: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-45 "Pelicans"
3:38pm: Entering Area 5Xray.
[267.5]

ASCOT 2132 Heavy (Probably VC-10)
3:58pm: Area transition, southward; HEATT Intersection.
[119.825, 132.15]

BOLT 40: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
4:05pm: Comms with Lightning Ops.
[311.0]

PAT 348: US Army Priority Air Transport
4:30pm: Area transition.
[119.825]

ROSS 71: FBI Acft
4:54pm: Area transition.
[119.825]

RHET 87: KC-135R, Robins AFB 19ARG
5:25pm: Area transition.
[135.075, 119.825]

ATLAS 2AS ROCKET LAUNCH
8:45pm: Liftoff from Cape Canaveral AFS, carrying Superbird-6, a comms sat
built by Boeing for a Tokyo firm. Superbird-6 will provide comms for Japan,
Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Korea, and Hawaii.

KING 64: HC-130P #64-14864, Patrick AFB 920RQW
8:52pm: Departs Patrick for PJ drops at Judy DZ, then AAR of JOLLY HH-60Gs.
[133.75, 251.9, 321.0]

JOLLYs: Flight of two HH-60G Pave Hawk Helos.
8:54pm: Air-air comms.
[255.5]

NASA 944: G-1159 #144 Gulfstream II, modified as STA
9:04pm: Takes off from SLF for simulated Shuttle Orbiter landings.
[128.55, 126.65]

NASA 946: G-1159 #146 Gulfstream II, modified as STA
9:05pm: Takes off from SLF for simulated Shuttle Orbiter landings.
[128.55, 126.65]

BOLT 91: KC-135R, MacDill AFB 6AMW
9:24pm: Inbound MacDill; passes maintenance writeups.
[321.0]

Additional comms:
With the help IMs from my good friend John Henault in Brooksville FL, I
monitored some comms including ACM and refuelings, which included Tyndall 325FW
F-15C #78-0542. Neither of us were able to snag callsigns. John had reported:
227.075: Air-air, calling kills, flight of 4.
257.500: Active.
266.500: AAR comms. (78-0542)
287.200: ACM Air-air
314.050: BRAAs, Air-air.
361.400: Flight of four, ACM.
393.800: BRAAs
Thank you, John.

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