Otis Scramble, Take Off, Lacking a Mission

0852-0903 EOT
72W

0852:25 Take Off

Panta 45 and 46 Otis AFB
0853:53
10,000.
MCC: Send them to NYC,
still considered a go

MCC: Until confirmed its easier

to get them to hold as needed

0858:51
29.000"
41N
MCC: I told them mission was
holding, South of Long Island

0903:07
29,000'

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Otis Scramble, Hold and then CAP New York
0903-0924 EOT

41N
rx
MCC: Need to put them over
Manhattan, Coord with FAA. At
least we have some kind of play

MCC: Fighters holding, trying to

move closer to JFK, got bad
poop from FAA
o
0906:22
29,000'
0917:58

MCC to Boston Military: I've got Whiskey 105 Area

fighters in Whiskey 105, and ^•^
*K 0913:08
tankers, I've got Langley on alert 0909:38 29,000'
29,000' *&
MCC: Scramble Langley, send to
same location—battle stations only
at Langley. ID Tech: I hope they MCC: I don't like them there, I
cancel the exercise, this is ridiculous want them closer in

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Otis Scramble and Training, Initial Sequence
as of 9:04 EOT

As many as 10 fighters airborne

• Two scrambled to go to New York
Lead: M3 3401, M2 2433
Trail: not squawking
• Two train to the southwest,
41 Lead: M3 5521, M2 1201

Four train to the south in flight

of two and flight of two
03:41 -Flight of two maneuvers west
Lead: M3 0000, M2 1203
Trail: M3 0000, M2 1204
:03:41 -Flight of two maneuvers east
Lead: M3 5524, M2, 1201
Wing, M3 5524, M2 1202
Only two are armed and under
HEADS control

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Otis Scramble and Training, Full Sequence
as of 9:37 EOT

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American Air 11: NEADS Notified, Location Passed
0838-0841 EOT
Boston MOS call to NEADS
0837:52-0839:58
Recorded at both ends

0840:00-58 Boston MOS provides

location: 41 15N07346W

0844:12 NEADS establishes "Z"point

[approximate] looking for Mode3, 1443
MCC: Headed 190 at 29, south, so
41N we're looking for somebody, just start
hitting up tracks around that Z point,
around that area.

0848:04 Boston provides update:

40 39N 074 03W
Last radar return 0846:13

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