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Author Topic: KDCA 6/4/25 2235Z Osprey Flyover / Med helo lifts then holds on deck nr stadium  (Read 79 times)

Offline baldiedc

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Hump Day at DCA... 6/4/25 ~22:35Z

A pair of US Marine (Nighthawk) V-22 Ospreys conducting flyover of Nationals Park in South Capitol area of DC; approaching the stadium from the NE, turning East back to Andrews area and then to the South back to Quantico. 

Usual brief delay vectors on Final, UAL1540 just misses the cut and is sent back to Final.

Blackjack-1 and -3 both lifting from DCA around this time to go to Andrews, held in Zone 4 South of DCA and West of the river.

STAT18 medical helicopter located at the South Cap helipad which is directly South of Nationals Park and under the path of the flyover, calls Tower at ~22:33.36 requesting Route 1 to RFK / Zone 2 to DC Children's Hospital (no indication of medevac status).  Told to hold on deck.  STAT18 responds they are "circling back to South Cap"... "in the air.  I am going back to South Cap".  According to ADSB-Exch it was back on deck ~22:34.57.  The flyover passes overhead ~22:36.40.

Combo HELI/TWR/Final/OJAAY edited for content and time, not realtime.
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