Sunday, 22 Aug 2004
Many flights of F/A-18s heading to NAS Key West; I snagged the ROMANs and
TBOLTs, but did not catch the callsigns of several other flights. Heard them on
370.9 Miami Ctr, 251.15 (Jax), and 351.8 (Jax Dep).

ROMAN 21: F/A-18 flight, Oceana NAS, VFA-106 "Gladiators"
12:01pm: En route to NAS Key West.
[319.0, 323.1, 306.9]

RAZOR 01: A-10, flight of 3, Willow Grove, PA-ANG
12:06pm: Lands Patrick AFB.
[132.65, 269.375]
Photos: 057MVC-074, 075, 076.

ROMAN 11: F/A-18 flight, Oceana NAS, VFA-106 "Gladiators"
12:10pm: En route to NAS Key West.
[319.0, 323.1, 380.3, 306.9]

AJ 613: H-60 flight of 3, Jacksonville NAS HS-11 "Dragon Slayers"
12:30pm: Lands Patrick for fueling.
1:55pm: Departs Patrick.
[281.425, 269.375, 335.8; Air-air on 264.2]
Looks like they have abandoned their AB-6## tail; evidently reassigned.

BAMA or BUDDHA: F-16, Montgomery-Dannelly Field, AL-ANG "Snakes"
1:05pm: Area transition.
[Bama Ops 276.8]

BOBCAT 55: T-45, Meridian TW-1 VT-9 "Tigers"
1:20pm: Departs Patrick to Savannah, after RON.
[289.4, 269.375, 281.425]

MARLIN 35
2:05pm: Area transition.
[135.075]

EAGLE 31
2:08pm: En route NAS Key West.
[335.5 Miami Ctr @ Ft Myers, 306.9 Miami Ctr Key West Remote]

TBOLT 31: F/A-18 flight of 3, Beaufort VMFA "Thunderbolts"
2:12pm: En route NAS Key West.
[285.5]

LT 623: P-3C, Jacksonville NAS VP-62 "Broad Arrows"
4:50pm: Area transition.
[119.825]

REACH 7048: C-17A, Charleston 437AW
6:04pm: Lands Patrick.
[372.2, 132.65, 133.75]

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