[MilCom] 2004 NAS Pensacola Airshow Report

[Airshowfreak5 at aol.com]

FLYING DISPLAYS-
  (Few Serials Noted)
MILITARY-
A-10A  (Pope AFB,NC)
F-16  (Hill AFB,UT)
F/A-18F  (VFA-103 markings)
# 149718/F-800   UH-3H    AOD    NAS Pensacola,FL  ((Made a few passes after 
the show had ended)

CIVIL-
Jim Leroy w/ Pitts S-2C
Jimmy Franklin w/ Jet Powered Waco
Eric Beard w/ YAK-54
Thrifty Nickel Car Sales SNJ-5
Mary Dilda w/ T-6
Dale 'Snort' Snodgrass w/ F-86F
Frank Ryder w/ Oreck XL
Dan Buchanon w/ Hand Glider
TB-25N  ' Panchito'  (# N9079Z)
American Firebirds Aerobatic Team w/ 3 Extra 300's  (# 1 unk,  # 2 # N911CG,  
# 3 # N911JO)

STATIC DISPLAYS
USAF / USAR-
# 86-0116/DY   B-1B   7th BW   Dyess AFB,TX
# 72-0163/HO   F-4F   20th FS / GAFFTC   Holloman AFB,NM
# 64-0523        MC-130E   AFRC  Duke Field,FL
# 79-0105/BD   OA-10A   47th FS/917th WG   Barksdale AFB,LA
# 92-0339/RA    T-1A   99th FTS/12th FTW  Randolph AFB,TX  ((Gloss Grey paint 
scheme))
# 91-26327      UH-60L     FL-ArNG

USN / USMC-
# 162921/AG-102    F-14B  VF-143   NAS Oceana,VA  ((Carried "1975-2005 Last 
Ride" noseart with a Tomcat riding the Pukin' Dog))
# 161975/1             F/A-18A   ((Blue Angel # 1 markings. Not sure if it's 
active))
# 165217/AG-400    F/A-18C   VFA-131  NAS Oceana,VA
# 166386/MV-10     MV-22B    VMX-22   MCAS New River,NC
# 162510/TB-15      MH-53E    HM-15     NAS Corpus Christi,TX
# 158324/F-816      T-2C        VT-86       NAS Pensacola,FL
# 165968/F-968      T-6A        TAW-6     NAS Pensacola,FL
# 161517/G-314      TC-12B   VT-35       NAS Corpus Christi,TX
# 162282/F-84        T-34C      VT-4        NAS Pensacola,FL
# 165511/F-03        T-39N      VT-86       NAS Pensacola,FL  
# 163653/B-253      T-45A      TAW-2     NAS Kingsville,TX    
# 165598/A-156      T-45C      VT-9  NAS Meridian,MS
# 162677/E-115      TH-57C    TW-5       NAS Whiting Field,FL

FOREIGN-
# 43+91   Tornado IDS   GAFFTC   Holloman AFB,NM

CIVIL-
# N206FE  B-727-2S2F           FedEx
# N9091J  Piper PA-42-720R   US Customs/BICE
# N577LF  Eurocopter EC-135P1   Lifeflight Helicopter
# N3000B   Raytheon 3000 (AKA T-6A)   Raytheon Acft Corp.
# N55437   Cessna-172P    NAS Pensacola Flying Club
# N762BH  Hennessy Long EZ
# N120RJ  Homebuilt Velocity STD RG
                ((Also what looked to be an Ultralight with the tail# 
"E-007JA"))

PRESERVED / MUSEUM ACFT-
# 136754               C-1A     'Blue Ghost'
# 151952/HW-00    CH-46D  HC-6
# 163511/JS-511    DC-9     VR-46  'City of Marietta'
# 163573/AD-621   F-16N    VF-45
# 159387/NK-700   S-3B      VS-35  'Navy-1'
# 158094/A-700    TA-4J      VT-7
# 150613              VH-3A
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Overall, I thought the show was great. The weather was overcast most of the 
day but still an impressive show.  

As for folks wondering about the damage in Pensacola, It's still pretty bad.  
Seems every exit & road sign on I-10 is laying down or missing peices of the 
sign :-). The I-10 bridge going East is still down and being repaired, They 
are routing east bound traffic on the 2nd lane of the western bound bridge  
Nearly every home I saw on the way to the show had a tarp on the roof. Several 
fast food restraunts,gas stations, etc. missing signs. and some gas stations 
still boarded up.  As for the base, The Angels hangar hasn't collapsed as first 
reported, but the roof has taken damage.  Several buildings have chunks taken 
out of them. Several trees are down on and off base as well.

Adam
Marietta,GA
"VFA-203 Forever"