[MilCom] 2007 Tyndall AFB airshow report
Mike Riffle
kc8mzm at gmail.com
Sat Mar 31 17:51:56 EST 2007
2007 Gulf Coast Salute To Heroes Airshow
Location: Tyndall AFB (KPAM)
Date: 24 March 2007
[FREQUENCIES]
121.900 ground
123.150 discrete common
123.450 Dan Buchanan
133.950 air boss (Tyndall tower)
136.400 air boss (twilight show)
139.8125 Blue Angels comm cart
142.6125 Blue Angels comm cart
237.800 Blue Angels solos
259.300 ground
275.350 Blue Angels diamond
284.250 Blue Angels in show box
292.700 Raptor Ops (43rd Fighter Squadron)
305.500 Blue Angels Fat Albert
346.500 Blue Angels maintenance officer
352.050 air boss
376.025 Raptor discrete
384.400 tower
[PERFORMERS]
Black Daggers USASOC parachute team
Extra 300C N68PW Patty Wagstaff aerobatics
F-15C Eagle #81-0048 95th FS
F-15C Eagle #82-0026 95th FS
F-15C Eagle #83-0022 95th FS
F-15C Eagle #83-0031 95th FS
F-16C Falcon #88-0533 West Coast Demo Team (388th FW)
F-22A Raptor #03-4042 43rd FS [Saturday]
F-22A Raptor #03-4043 43rd FS [Friday]
F-86F Sabre NX86FR Dale Snodgrass aerobatics
F/A-18A Hornet #161967 Blue Angel #1
F/A-18A Hornet #161959 Blue Angel #2
F/A-18A Hornet #161948 Blue Angel #3
F/A-18A Hornet #161942 Blue Angel #4
F/A-18A Hornet #163106 Blue Angel #5
F/A-18A Hornet #162897 Blue Angel #6
Flash Fire Jet truck driven by Neal Darnell
Harvard Mk IV Texan NX60DJ Mitsubishi A6M Zero #AI-101
KC-130T Hercules #164105 VMGR-452 [as Fat Albert Friday]
MiG 17 NX17YB Squadron 17 aerobatics
P-40N Warhawk NL40PN Cavanaugh Flight Museum
Pitts Eagle N54SB Vortex aerobatics
Pulse 10 hang glider N62073 Dan Buchanan aerobatics
QF-4E #73-1171 82nd ATS
Red Eagle N106BD Red Eagle Air Sports
SNJ-4 Texan N7404C "Big Red"
T-28B Trojan NX5443U Trojan Phlyers #026 [Marines #140047]
T-28B Trojan NX9060F Trojan Phlyers #027 [USAF #138164]
T-28B Trojan NX28NB Trojan Phlyers #028 [Navy #53-138287]
T-33A Shooting Star NX556RH Vintage Thunderbird
Talon Eagle N181DM Red Eagles Air Sports
UH-60L Blackhawk 95-26634 Ft Bragg [Black Daggers jump aircraft]
YAK-52 TW N621TW Aerostars #04
YAK-52 TW N252TW Aerostars #34
YAK-52 TW N718PH Aerostars #718
[STATIC]
A-10A Thunderbolt II #78-0615 118th FS
A-10A Thunderbolt II #81-0965 118th FS
AH-64A Apache #89-0222
AH-64A Apache #89-0234
AT-6C Texan N22KD "Catch 22"
BAC Jet Provost N8272M
BQM-167A Skeeter #05-0124 drone
BQM-34A Firebee #8019 drone
C-130H Hercules #88-4407 440th AW
C-17A Globemaster #04-4137 305th AMW [REACH 4137]
CH-53E Super Stallion #165243 HMH-461 [IRON HORSE 2]
Cessna 172L Skyhawk N7118Q Civil Air Patrol
E-2C Hawkeye #165299 VAW-124 [BEAR 01]
E-3B Sentry #77-0351 552nd AACW [SENTRY 40]
EA-6B Prowler #161119 VMAQ-2
EA-6B Prowler #161774 VMAQ-2
E-9A Widget #84-0047 82nd ATS
F-15C Eagle #81-0028 325th FW
F-15D Eagle #81-0065 325th FW
F-15E Strike Eagle #91-0327 57th WG
F-16C Falcon #87-0218 160th FS "City of Auburn" [BAMA 11]
F-16C Falcon #87-0219 160th FS "City of Opelika" [BAMA 12]
F-22A Raptor #02-4040 325th FW "Pride of Bay County"
F/A-18A Hornet #162874 VFA-87 [PARTY 15]
F/A-18C Hornet #164630 VFA-15
Gnat T.1 N8130N
HH-65B Dolphin #6596 Coast Guard Air Station New Orleans
KC-135T Stratotanker #60-0346 940th ARW
L-29 Delfin N129DH
L-39C Albatros N2399V
LCAC #66
MiG 29 #85
Mitsubishi MU-2B-26 N486AF Air 1st
Mooney M20F N2995L
O-2 Super Skymaster N138RM USAF #11029
O-2 Super Skymaster N5259W USAF #10831
SH-60B Seahawk #164465 HSL-48
Socata TB-30 Epsilon N730TB
T-1A Jayhawk #91-0099 12th FTW [TAHOE 3]
T-28B Trojan N392W Navy #138314
T-28B Trojan N63NA Navy #138263 from VT-6
T-33 Shooting Star N99184 "The Red Knight" [RED KNIGHT 1]
T-34A (A-45) Mentor N34AQ for sale at $170,000
T-34B (D-45) Mentor N134RR Navy #144033 from VT-1
T-34B (D-45) Mentor N34KT Marine #140937 "Midnight Special"
T-34C Turbo Mentor #161794 TAW-5
T-34C Turbo Mentor #162298 TAW-5
T-37B Tweet #66-7990 14th FTW [CUTLASS 36]
T-38A Talon #67-14841 88th FTS
T-38C Talon #68-8112 560th FTS
T-43A Gator #73-1150 12th FTW [GATOR 07]
T-45C Goshawk #165601 VT-9
T-6A Texan II #165927 TAW-6
T-6A Texan II #165969 TAW-6
TB-25N Mitchell N25YR USAF #43-27868 "Yellow Rose"
UH-1H Iroquois #74-22326 23rd FTS [BLUE 64]
UH-3H Sea King #152121 NAS Pensacola [parked on hot ramp]
QF-4E Phantom #72-1490 82nd ATS
[NOTES]
This was the last Heritage Flight for QF-4 #73-1171. It is destined for
target drone duty because of high airframe hours.
The normal Fat Albert was not at the show. Instead, a KC-130T from
VMGR-452 flew the Friday practice. It did not fly on Saturday.
The Black Daggers performed a HALO combat insertion demo. Instead of
their normal black uniforms they were wearing ACUs. They were also
outfitted with oxygen masks and drop bags. They still used their
black and red parachutes. They were using the common discrete.
The F-22 performed a mini-demo of 6 passes. From what I have read on
some air show boards, this mini-demo will be the norm this year while
the team perfects the full routine.
Patty Wagstaff has a new paint job this year (black on silver).
There was a flight that arrived Friday evening using the callsign
JESTER but I was not able to get a visual on them.
Photos are at http://www.showlinephoto.com/2007/07pam/gallery1.html
The next airshow for me is 27-30 Sep at the Rickenbacker ANGB in
Columbus OH. The Gathering of Mustangs and Legends is shaping up to
be one of the top airshows in the US this year. 100+ P-51 Mustangs
will be in attendance and there will be a mass flight of 51 Mustangs
on Sunday. WWII aces like Chuck Yeager and Bob Hoover will be there
along with several others. And that is just the tip of the iceberg,
check out the shows website at http://www.gml2007.com.
Finally, while in the Panama City area I was picking up a 380MHz P25
system. The comms I was hearing sounded exactly like the comms at Fort
Benning. There were several net check-ins, a unit crossing the LDA
(Linear Danger Area), and references made to a DZSO, LZ, and the
Eglin Police. Based on all of this I suspect this system is being
used by the 6th Ranger Training Battalion at Camp Rudder near Eglin
AFB. Here are some specifics about the system as reported by my 396T:
SysID: 014Ch-0103
WACN: BEE00
Frequencies (* denotes control channel):
385.0625* 386.425* 388.4375 388.9375 389.4375
Talkgroups:
40148 40154 40240 40700 40702 40703 40755
There is an air show at Eglin next month. Hopefully someone can attend
and gather some more info.
Mike Riffle
Cataula, GA
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