[MilCom] Middle TN Area/August 13, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).

First one from late last night then we start in the wee hours of the morning.

Tues 8/12 late night:

2315:  122.95--FBO Common, NAVY 7C-681 calling Tulsair Beechcraft @ Millington, KNQA (no answer while in my range)
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8/13:

MUSIC OPS:  322.9
105th AS/118th AW  (TN ANG @ Nashville, C-130)

SODA 55 (KC-135R, 151st ARS/134th ARW, Knoxville/TN ANG)
MUSIC 85
MUSIC 31
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0100:  RAVEN 304 (C-130E, 61st AS/463rd AG, Little Rock) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (RON, mandatory crew rest)  (Serial: #63-9813)

0814:  SNAKE 1 (T-38C, 50th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus) W/Memphis Ctr 320.4 (getting clearance into the MOA)

0825:  142.875--50th FTS A/A, Unid T-38's

0935:  ARMY 60107 (UC-35A, Serial: #96-00107) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4

0935:  SODA 55 (KC-135R) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>124.75>118.6  (departs @ 1130)

0935:  276.825--48th FTS A/A, Unid T-1's passing ATIS  ("landing runway 35R and 35L", probably Louisville, KSDF)

0940:  PAT 985 lands Smyrna (KMQY) 118.4>118.5  (departs later)

0945:  FAST 15 (T-38A, 394th CTS/509th BW, Whiteman) W/Indy Ctr 377.125>, Memphis Ctr 288.35>263.1>, Indy Ctr 317.675  (decending the whole time, poss landing Louisville, KSDF)  (just a guess by his routing)

1130:  348.9--AR-111 (pri), HAPPY xx (KC-135R?, 108th ARS/126th ARW, Scott/IL ANG) conducts AR Ops W/SENTRY xx (E-3, 552nd ACW, Tinker)  (one of them was numbered 61)

1145:  ARMY 00996 (OH-58D, Serial: #93-00996) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (departs @ 1310 to Sidco Dr NG Headquarters)

1400:  BOMA 36 (T-6A, 14th FTW, Columbus) shoots approaches @ Smyrna (KMQY) 118.4>118.5

1510:  284.25--Blue Angel A/A (Ch 16), passing ATIS for Gary, IN  (also heard casual chat on 275.35 and 237.8, never heard with ATC)

1730:  RAVEN 304 (C-130E) finally departs 257.8>119.35>, Memphis Ctr 125.85
("Green Hornets")

1735:  ARMY 26826 (UH-60L, Serial: #98-26826) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (RON)

1735:  VANDY 57 (T-1A, 32nd FTS/71st FTW, Vance) lands Nashville (KBNA) 119.35>118.6  (departs @ 2040)  (Serial: #94-0119/VN)

1738:  VANDY 53 (T-1A) same route as VANDY 57  (departs @ 2040)  
(Serial: #93-0644/VN)

1800:  VANDY 37 (T-1A) same route as VANDY 57 and 53  (departs @ 2050)
(Serial: #94-0122/VN)  (grey paint)

1918:  MUSIC 31 (C-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  (RTB @ 2150)

2040:  YANKEE xx (C-21A, 118th A/(F)S/103rd A/(F)W, Hartford/CT ANG) lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.6  (RON)  (Serial: #84-0126/CT)

Joe
Nashville, Tn.