Military Helicopter Activity ?

Islandbum · 06-09-2023, 10:38 AM

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s deployment training for Haiti.

garysanfran · 06-09-2023, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Islandbum

Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s deployment training for Haiti.

Damn. I was wishing San Francisco.

Weekend Pundit · 06-10-2023, 08:25 PM

It is my understanding an USAF fighter wing from North Carolina is training in NH, including training flights in MOA Yankee 1 and Yankee 2 (covers northern parts of the Lakes Region and the White Mountains) so I expect we'll see quite a bit of flight activity over the next few weeks. I believe most of the fighters are F-15E Strike Eagles used in ground attack. NHANG KC-46 tankers of the 157th Air Refueling Wing are also taking part in the exercises. I don't know if the helos are Army or Air Force.

welch-time · 06-11-2023, 07:12 AM

I recorded them practicing a few years ago. Very entertaining.
I think they are HH-60 Pave Hawks
I'd have major pucker factor if I was a passenger.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwykNLlsj4

Blue Thunder · 06-14-2023, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Weekend Pundit

I don't know if the helos are Army or Air Force.

My Flightracker App shows them to be US Army. There have been a few Blackhawks over here on Sebago the past couple of weeks.

06-10-2023, 08:25 PM	#3
Weekend Pundit Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Gilford Posts: 347 Thanks: 26 Thanked 69 Times in 42 Posts	Joint Training It is my understanding an USAF fighter wing from North Carolina is training in NH, including training flights in MOA Yankee 1 and Yankee 2 (covers northern parts of the Lakes Region and the White Mountains) so I expect we'll see quite a bit of flight activity over the next few weeks. I believe most of the fighters are F-15E Strike Eagles used in ground attack. NHANG KC-46 tankers of the 157th Air Refueling Wing are also taking part in the exercises. I don't know if the helos are Army or Air Force.

06-11-2023, 07:12 AM	#4
welch-time Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Welch Island Posts: 117 Thanks: 5 Thanked 66 Times in 31 Posts	I recorded them practicing a few years ago. Very entertaining. I think they are HH-60 Pave Hawks I'd have major pucker factor if I was a passenger. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRwykNLlsj4 Last edited by welch-time; 06-11-2023 at 07:53 AM.

06-09-2023, 10:38 AM	#1
Islandbum Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Some farm on an island somewhere Posts: 22 Thanks: 1 Thanked 7 Times in 6 Posts	Wouldn’t be surprised if it’s deployment training for Haiti.

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