[MilCom] ARMY 23741

[rod jones]

Thanks guys for the feedback. 

I have logged this one in the Atlanta area before, and enroute to Benning, but never got a
positive ID for his unit.

I haven't seen anything confirming it is with the 2-3 Avn, but a few things do point to it. Mike
Riffle has reported seeing it at a Columbus Airshow in 05 and logged it a few times at Benning as
a Benning bird; Adam has, as he stated already, logged it enroute to Benning (possibly from 7A7);
the 498th Med Co had the responsibility for Medevac support at Mosby AHP/Camp Merrill and
maintianed a small detachment there, rotating helos in and out. I assume they, as C Co 2-3 Avn
still have that responsibility; he was flying from the southeast to the northwest (I know, not
REAL good reason to say he was from Hunter) so he could have been coming out of Ft Gordon, Ft
Stewart, Hunter, or somewhere in SC; according to the news writeups 12 helos were transferred, and
if this one is part of a detachment at 7A7, that could be why it hasn't been logged in the Hunter
area.

Michael, Scramble does show it as assigned to USAINFCS, but their dates are very old on that
record. It is possible it is still assigned, and with Merrill being a training center for the
Rangers, it makes for a good possibility.

I was hoping he would have given a little more info, but no such luck. This is why I love picking
up Army helos, they are hard to find, and even harder to ID. Hopefully this one will get a
positive ID soon.

Thanks guys

Rod


--- Mac McCormick III <kf4lmt at comcast.net> wrote:

> 
>     I cannot confirm this one a C/2-3 AVN UH-60A.  I have logged 11
>     UH-60As for C/2-3 AVN, but 23741 is not one of them.  It is quite
>     possible that it has been transferred to another unit.  I don't have
>     anything for a 23741 or even a 741 on any area ATC frequencies
>     or with KNIGHTHAWK OPS (2-3 AVN) on 49.800.
> 
> Mac McCormick                      "Green Comms Suck"
> Savannah, GA
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/kf4lmt/index.html 
> 

--- MICHAEL SHARRITT <michael_sharritt at yahoo.com> wrote:

>    Is currently assigned to USAINFCS,U.S.Army Infantry
> Center and School at Fort Benning,GA.
> 
>                      Michael Athens,Alabama
> 


--- airshowfreak5 at aol.com wrote:

> As of earlier in the year, It was still a Benning Helo (Had him with 
> Dobbins Tower several times transitioning headed to Lawson) so more 
> than likely, It is a 2-3 AVN Bird
> 
> Adam
> Marietta,GA
> "VFA-203 Forever"
> 


> -----Original Message-----
> From: rj_721 at yahoo.com
> To: ScanAtlanta at yahoogroups.com; milcom at mailman.qth.net
> Sent: Wed, 11 Oct 2006 7:26 PM
> Subject: [MilCom] ARMY 23741
> 
> About 6:55 pm ARMY COPTER 23741 was with Atl Center Athens on 316.05 
> head WNW,
> then passed to Atl
> Appr/Dep on 239.275. Stated he was headed to 7A7 (Mosby AHP). This may 
> be a helo
> from 2-3 Avn at
> Hunter which was the 298th Med Co at Ft Benning until July 06 when it 
> was
> transferred to Hunter.
> Full serial should be 82-23741, UH-60A. With the storms approaching 
> from the
> west, wonder if he
> will make it before the storms roll in.
> 
> 
> 
> Rod
> Atlanta Area
> BC895XLT PRO-2035 PRO-95
> AIM:   rjones721
> YM:    rj_721
> 


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