[MilCom] 5G 350

n5fpw at brmemc.net n5fpw at brmemc.net
Tue Sep 2 07:34:45 EDT 2008


>OK, help from you Navy/Marine air types.

I guess I resemble that remark. ;-))

>Late Friday night Aug 29 I had 5G 350 working Boston ATC heading for Boston and descending to FL110 from 
>FL240.  Don't know if he actually landed in Boston or not.  And I don't recall his saying 'NAVY' - just 
>the tail code.
>Anyway, I find listings for tail codes showing '5G' as MCAS Iwakuni base flight UC-12Fs.

The Navy 5G ### call word belongs to TAW-4/VT-35 based  at NAS Corpus Christi, TX flying the TC-12B Huron.
It is their Squadron IFR Identification and this information comes from their own squadron ops 
instruction.

>Direct replies appreciated - don't want to clutter the board with this.

On topic clutter is a good thing John. That is why I created the list. So that all can share information.

Have fun and good hunting,

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