AE61FB

[KCRQ-11]

AE61FB is showing up as a Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II-USAF Reg.#17-5878. I visually and radio checked this as a
Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk Reg.# 18-20983 United States Army. Callsign Knife08 based local in California. Anyway to change this so correct aircraft shows up.

[DaveReid]

Both the Herc and the Blackhawk have been using this code for some time.  I believe it legitimately belongs to the former.

You don't say what receiver/database you're using, but whichever one it is, it will only allow you to assign the code to one airframe.

[KCRQ-11]

I have it corrected on my Virtual Radar database as the UH60 I visually saw and confirmed via voice comm with pilot on 2/27/2023. I notic it a lot on the adsbexchage.com site as a Lockheed Martin HC-130J Combat King II.

[DaveReid]

The vertical profile will usually give a good clue as to which of the two users of the code is being picked up at any given time.

[dziban303]

AE61FB was flying circles above New Orleans today; it was definitely a C-130 variant though I couldn't say what exactly it was from 10,000 feet away. Seems like that it was 17-5877, an AC-130J, because it took off and returned to Hurlburt Field, FL (KHRT), home of 4th Special Ops Squadron which operates AC-130Js. c-130.net says this tailcode is from 4 SOS.

The 17-5878 bird mentioned previously appears to be assigned to 102 RQS out of Gabreski Airport (KFOK) in New York state, though c-130.net erroneously says it's an MC-130J rather than an HC-130J.

[Ospreyv22]

Hi,

AE61FB is being used by 17-6857 MC-130J and also by UH-60 18-20983.
Info was cleared up on the mode-s group.

Info supplied with thanks to the mode-s group.

[DaveReid]

Hi,

AE61FB is being used by 17-6857 MC-130J and also by UH-60 18-20983.
Info was cleared up on the mode-s group.

Info supplied with thanks to the mode-s group.

I don't think so, given that the quoted C-130 serial doesn't exist.

[Ospreyv22]

Hi Dave

Whops yes you are correct, as i was just reading again that the person did a typo in there message,
so i do apologise for the duff info.
serial should read 15-5878.
Reading on that there is a batch of C30J using UH-60 Hex codes which is also adding to confusion

Best wishes