[MilCom] Middle TN Area/June 5, 2008

[Joe Cobb]

All times are local (CDT).  I guess it takes a special event to get 
"cool" planes into Nashville, we'll definitely take it.  God bless the
CMA Music Festival.

MUSIC OPS:  322.9
105th AS/118th AW  (TN ANG)

MUSIC 61 (WC-130, #64-14861)
MUSIC 66 (WC-130, #65-0966)
YANKEE 72, 69 (KC-130T, VMGR-452, Ft Stewart/USMCR)
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0925:  324.6--AR-101 (pri), INDY 82 (KC-135R, 74th ARS/434th ARW, 
       Grissom/AFRC) up W/sounded like FINE? 30 (???) for AR coord

0958:  GUARD 00981 (??) lands Smyrna (KMQY) 118.5

1015:  NAVY SD-322 (SALTY DOG) (F/A-18B, VX-23, Pax River) departs
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>118.4>, Memphis Ctr 263.1   (cleared to
       Pax River)  (BuNo: #161938/SD-322)

1025:  MUSIC 61 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35>, 
       shoots approaches @ Ft Campbell (KHOP) 118.1>120.9  (RTB @
       1230)

1030:  ARMY 26811 x 2 (UH-60L) lands Nashville (KBNA) 128.45>118.6
       (departs @ 1130)  (serial: #1, #98-26811)
                         (serial: #2, #98-26803)

1045:  ARMY 25350 (MH-6M, 1-160th SOAR, Ft Campbell) lands Nashville
       (KBNA) 120.6>118.6  (departs @ 1305)
       (serial: #88-25350)

1345:  TROLL 61 x 2 (T-1A, 48th FTS/14th FTW, Columbus) lands 
       Smyrna (KMQY) 118.4>118.5  (departs @ 1545)

1410:  DOG 61 x 2 (F/A-18E, VFA-143, Oceana) W/Indy Ctr 323.2>, 
       Memphis Ctr 257.75  (FL280)

1420:  BENGAL 41 x 2 (F/A-18D, VMFA(AW)-224, Beaufort) W/Memphis Ctr
       353.5>, lands Nashville (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (A/A: 250.3)

1550:  121.9--Nashville Ground, JAZZ 88 taxi for an engine run  (had
       the fire trucks roll due to smokin' the brakes during taxi)
            (C-130E, 122nd FS/159th FW, New Orleans/LA ANG)

1615:  ARMY 65008 x 3 (AH-64D, ???) W/Nashville A/D 118.4>124.75
       (transiting airspace)  (serial: Lead #96-05008)

1740:  MUSIC 66 (WC-130) departs Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  
       (RTB @ 1830)

1800:  _____ 19 (T-6A, 14th FTW, Columbus) lands Nashville (KBNA)
       119.35>118.6  (RON)  (i never could make out his callsign with
       all the noise around, it ended in a O)
       (serial: #06-3818/CB)

1910:  BENGAL 41 x 2 (F/A-18D) departs Nashville (KBNA) for CMA Festival
       opening night 118.6>119.35  (At 1930 BENGAL 43 x 2 comes into
       the airspace and accepts MARSA W/BENGAL 41 x 2 for the flyover, 
       BENGAL 41 returns @ 1955 as a flight of four, RON)
       (A/A: 250.3, referred to as TAC-1 as you all know)

BuNo's:

BENGAL 41: 164694/WK-01
BENGAL 42: 164656/WK-00
BENGAL 43: 164888/WK-07
BENGAL 44: 164866/WK-12

1920:  JENA 120 (Cessna Citation 560, FBI, N557PG) lands Nashville
       (KBNA) 118.4>118.6  (departs @ 1950/returns @ 2050 and RON)

2015:  YANKEE 72 (KC-120T, BuNo: #165315/NY-315) departs Nashville 
       (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  (returns @ 2250)

2020:  KING 57 (MC-130P, 129th RQW, Moffet Airfield/CA ANG) departs
       Nashville (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  (still out as of this typing)   
       (serial: #66-0223)     

2030:  YANKEE 69 (KC-130T, BuNo: #163591/NY-591) departs Nashville
       (KBNA) 118.6>119.35  (still out as of this typing)

Joe
Nashville, Tn.