Message posted by C. Reed on October 18, 2010 at 8:50:07 PST:

Glad you posted that - I believe I saw the same a/c last night. I'm in the immediate vicinity of KPIT, and last night about 6:26PM I was out trying to get a pic of a pair of woodpeckers in a wooded area when I noticed a pair of contrails. Light was bad, and I was in a bad position, but did get a couple of poor pics. They were heading west to east.

I can generally hear when the 171st launches its KC-135Ts, and always when the 911th sends up -130s. Neither seemed to be active last night, but as I was away from the scanner, can't verify that. It's not uncommon for me to see two STEEL tankers in quick succession, but most of the time that's around midday or so.

http://www.dataviewbooks.com/contrail1.jpg
(the first shot is of the lead aircraft only ..*slightly* better resolution)
http://www.dataviewbooks.com/contrail2.jpg

In Reply to: Air Show over Spruce Flat Bog posted by The 7th Man on October 17, 2010 at 22:48:52 PST:

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