USAF U-2 up over SoCal this afternoon

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sp1989
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USAF U-2 up over SoCal this afternoon

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13/Nov/2014 2236z
369.90 mhz USAF U-2 #68-10336, 412TW DET 2 is up over So Cal, talking to ZLA with various position reports, last headed to NE of LAX and to Palm Springs, CA.
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USAF U-2 over SoCal Nov. 19 2014

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19/Nov?2014 1339 PST
369.9 mhz Hearing Xray 21, U-2 #68-10336 USAF 412 TW DET-2, KPMD, talking to ZLA with position reports, advising he is running some tests. Pilot just advised he is heading to Victorville, then to a location southwest of Los Angeles.
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Re: USAF U-2 up over SoCal this afternoon

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Pilot just advised he is over Riverside and heading towards Palmdale.
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Re: USAF U-2 up over SoCal this afternoon

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Interesting listening... That's been a pretty busy airplane, lately.

Lots of unusual military air traffic lately. Just yesterday, I spotted a pair of V22's low flying westbound over the 210, and minutes later, an eastbound B52 at about 8000ft over Riverside.

Your tax dollar at work.
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Re: USAF U-2 up over SoCal this afternoon

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Would have like to have seen the B-52. I see V-22's as well as lots of Marine helicopters passing over where I live, going back & forth from 29 Palms and Miramar, but no BUFFs yet. The coolest thing I ever saw was back in the early 60's, a whole fleet of bombers were apparently using Santa Monica for a practice bomb run. The whole sky was filled with contrails from the bombers and off to the sides, the corkscrewing contrails from the fighters escorting them. Exciting stuff for a kid to see in his own front yard!
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USAF U-2 over SoCal this afternoon 12/02/14

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02/Dec/2014 1730 PST
369.90 mhz Hearing Xray 2-7, U-2 #68-10336 USAF 412TW DET-2 KPMD talking to ZLA with various position reports. He has been up for several hours this afternoon. QTH is Riverside County CA.
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USAF U-2 over SoCal this afternoon 12/04/2014

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04/Dec/@014 1505 PST
369.90 mhz Hearing Xray 4-4 this afternoon, ADSB inop but sounds like the same U-2 from 02/Dec from Palmdale Plant 42. Talking to ZLA with various position reports. QTH is Riverside County CA.
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