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Those frequencies correspond to the suffix of the flight - such as TABOR 11. First, you look at the suffix. Since | Those frequencies correspond to the suffix of the flight - such as TABOR 11. First, you look at the suffix. Since | ||
| − | it's 11, their refueling freqs are the A (Alpha) set of freqs. There's a Primary and Secondary freq for the Alpha refueling plan | + | it's 11, their refueling freqs are the A (Alpha) set of freqs. There's a Primary and Secondary freq for the Alpha refueling plan. In the example, TABOR 11 would use the Alpha set of freqs - either 396.2 or 394.6. |
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A HURON 61 flight would use the Kilo set -- 343.1 or 322.8. | A HURON 61 flight would use the Kilo set -- 343.1 or 322.8. | ||
Revision as of 12:53, 2 January 2008
Coronet missions are those across the Atlantic/Pacific Oceans that are either delivering new aircraft or flights of aircraft rotating to/from overseas bases. If they can't make it on their internal fuel load, they are assigned a tanker(s) to fly along with them and provide fuel.
Those frequencies correspond to the suffix of the flight - such as TABOR 11. First, you look at the suffix. Since it's 11, their refueling freqs are the A (Alpha) set of freqs. There's a Primary and Secondary freq for the Alpha refueling plan. In the example, TABOR 11 would use the Alpha set of freqs - either 396.2 or 394.6.
A HURON 61 flight would use the Kilo set -- 343.1 or 322.8.
While I'm at it, I'll also repeat the new callsigns for Coronet East (Atlantic Ocean crossing.) The tankers are using CAFE and CLEAN (old were BLUE and GOLD which seem to still pop up occasionally) and the accompanied aircraft are using HURON and TABOR. Since I don't hear them, I've not been able to recover the Coronet West (Pacific Ocean) callsigns. The refueling freqs though apply to both East and West.
USAF Coronet Air-Refueling bandplan for the Continental US (CONUS)
| Callsign Suffix | Designator | Primary | Secondary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Alfa | 396.2 | 394.6 |
| 21 | Bravo | 391.0 | 388.4 |
| 31 | Charlie | 378.2 | 375.7 |
| 41 | Delta | 372.3 | 370.4 |
| 51 | Echo | 314.5 | 297.3 |
| 61 | Kilo | 343.1 | 322.8 |
| 71 | India | 254.6 | 255.75 |
| 81 | Juliet | 236.75 | 228.55 |
| 91 | Foxtrot | 293.0 | 289.7 |
Thanx to TinEar for the details