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USA Trip Part 3: Tennessee [CIV/MIL]+Req.

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Hi y'all,

After part 1 (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=117618) and part 2 (http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=117643). We left Roanoke for Knoxville, Music City and Memphis. In the meantime I came across the following aircraft:

Mountain Empire Airport - 2nd of August
N738AX	Cessna 182	Private
1. Nice Cessna 182 with a nice backdrop, unfortunately I couldn't identify the plane in the back.
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Elizabethon - 2nd of August
N2206A	Piper PA-28 Cherokee  181 Archer II	Private	
N2662F	Cessna 182	Private	
N4117T	Cessna 320	Private	
N4205F	Cessna 172	Private	
N577DW	Hughes 369HS	Private	
N6054T	Cessna 150	Private	
N6344E	Cessna 172	Private	
N734EQ	Cessna 172	Private	
N849Q	Beech Queen Air	Private	
N9779V	Cessna 172	Private	
N335MA	SOCATA TBM      Aircraft LLC
2. I still don't get it, it's a Hughes 369 but Hughes 500 is written on it.
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3. The biggest plane at Elizabethon
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4. My first Queen Air, quite happy with this one.
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Johnson City Hospital - 2nd of Augus
N408UT	Bell 407	Private
5. Next airport was Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge airport:
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which isn't in Gatlinburg nor Pigeon Forge but in Sevierville. I didn't visit the museum but I heard they have some nice aircraft.

Since this airport lays on a Hill it's quite hard to take decent pictures at the FBO from outside the fences. So I walked in and asked if I could take some pictures airside. It was fine on the condition that I blurred out the registrations. So this log is incomplete.

Gatlinburg-Pigeon Forge - 4rd of August
N150DK	Cessna 150	        Private
N1992D	Cessna 182	        Private
N2302A	Robinson R22 Beta	Private
N312DC	Waco GXE	        Private
N5997W	Piper PA-28-140 CherokeePrivate
N6792E	Cessna 175	        Private
N7143Y	Robinson R22 Beta II	Private
N8364Z	Robinson R44 Raven	Private
N16760	Bell 206L	        Private
N408UT	Bell 407	        Private
6. Nice FBO-terminal for a small airfield.
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7. Seen from the FBO but landside :wink:
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8. Nice King Air at the FBO
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9. Seen at the other side of the airport, a nice Robinson R44
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10. Well, I saw it at Johnson City's Hospital but it wasn't possible to take a proper picture, I was sort of glad to see it here again.
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Moving on to the bigger cities now. Nashville, aka Music City was next. We visited BNA's FBO's. First thing I saw was a F-15. Can't imagine to see a RNLAF at the Rotterdam JetCenter. I also saw many of the Tennessee ANG's Blackhawks, I still have some doubts about a few serials so if anyone could help me with filling out the blanks, I'd highly appriciate it.



Nashville Intl. - 5th of August
**-**649	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk		United States Army	87-24649 or 95-266649		
**-**685	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk		United States Army	82-23685 or 96-26685		
**-**687	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk		United States Army	96-26687 or 82-23687		
**-**890	Sikorsky UH-60 Blackhawk		United States Army	01-26890 or 83-23890
The full log:
N150RJ	Dassault Falcon 50EX	        2022 LLC		
N21HR	IAI Westwind 	                AIM Aircraft Leasing LLC		
N373DN	Dassault Falcon 20F  	        American Equity Investment Properties LC		
N777JQ	Embraer Phenom 100	        Averitt Air Inc		
N700PG	Beech 350  	                Bluecross Blueshield of Tennessee		
N438PM	Hawker 125-800XP	        Carpau Corp		
N714JS	Cessna Citation CJ2	        Crystal Coast Jet LLC		
N838MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N852MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N853MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N855MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N857MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N858MJ	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        Delta Connection		
N21FE	Bombardier Challenger 300	FedEx		
N331DM	Dassault Falcon 20F-5B	        Flightstar Corp		
N615WP	Cessna Citation CJ2	        Golden Bear Aviation LLC		
N406J	Hawker 125-700A          	Kec-Air LLC		
N681P	Learjet 45XR	                Pilot Corp		
N40655	Piper PA28 Cherokee Archer II	Private		
N434EP	Cessna 172	                Private		
N5146R	Cessna 172	                Private		
N739VN	Cessna 172	                Private		
N804DJ	Beech Baron B55	                Private		
N410RT	Beech 200	                Servisfirst Bank		
N65PX	Canadair Challenger 605	        SPX Corp		
N868HC	Cessna Citation CJ4	        Tomco II LLC		
N852HK	Embraer ERJ-145LR	        United Express		
87-0208	McDonnell Douglas F-15E Eagle	United States Air Force		
84-23946Sikorsky UH-60A Blackhawk	United States Army		
96-26667Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk	United States Army		
96-26692Sikorsky UH-60L Blackhawk	United States Army		
N212VZ	Gulfstream G450	                Verizon Corporate Services		
N310VZ	Bombardier Challenger 300	Verizon Corporate Services		
N772XJ	Cessna Citation X	        XOJet
Time for some pictures.

11. It started off very well at BNA
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12. One of the many small airplanes around at Nashville.
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13. Nice Phenom of Averitt Air Inc.
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14. Not that often seen at Dutch airfields, well except of UR-SBS.
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15. The Tennessee ANG!
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16. A crappy shot of a Blackhawk at the Tennessee ANG
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17. Close to the ANG at the other side of the airport there's an area of stored E145's
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18. Nashville is famous of its music and therefore nicknamed Music City. One of the museums over there is Johnny Cash's. He served the USAF from 1950-1954 as a Staff Sergeant of the 12th Radio Squadron Mobile. He was the first radio operator to pick up the news of the death of Joseph Stalin.
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After a visited to one of the most famous country music stars we went to the King of Rock 'n' Roll. But in the meantime we stopped at Lebanon, TN and Jackson, TN.

Lebanon Municipal - 5th of August
N310X	Cessna 310
N5133L	Piper PA28 Cherokee
N623MA	Piper PA46 Malibu JetPROP
N7479G	Cessna 172
N8448Z	Piper PA32R-301T Turbo Saratoga SP
N9356U	Cessna 150
No proper pictures taken here unfotunately.

Jackson, TN - 5th of August
N175MC	Embraer Phenom 300	        MASCO Corp
N195MC	Embraer Phenom 300	        MASCO Corp
N425PD	Bell OH-58A	        Jackson Police Department
N3265A	Cessna 172	                Private
N371CP	Cessna 182	                Private
N4604J	Piper PA28RCherokee Arrow	Private
N6105V	Cessna 172	                Private
19. An unkown Kiowa or something like that, anyone's got more details? Its N-number ends with TE I think. Its ex-US Army serial is something like 0-213*2 or 0-23*2
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20. Both of MASCO's Phenoms were present.
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21.
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22. Nice helo of the local PD
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We arrived at Memphis. I didn't visit FedEx-Field, or Memphis Intl. These two planes were Elvis Presley's planes. And yes, they are still there! :D

23. Lisa Marie is Elvis' daugther's name
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24. Gotta love those engines.
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25. Fuel truck I suppose
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26. My most favorite private jet, the Lockheed JetStar
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Hope you like this part. Any suggestions, comments or missing serial are highly appriciated.
Mvg,

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Re: USA Trip Part 3: Tennessee [CIV/MIL]+Req.

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Hiya!
PH-BRAD wrote: 19. An unkown Kiowa or something like that, anyone's got more details? Its N-number ends with TE I think. Its ex-US Army serial is something like 0-213*2 or 0-23*2
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With regards to this Kiowa, I'd say this would be a pretty good bet:
http://registry.faa.gov/aircraftinquiry ... rtxt=911TF

Mind you, it's based on being an H-58 from Tennessee (turned out to be Jackson, TN). However, its base and the fact that its former serial is 72-21302 are 'nice coincidalities'...

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Thank you very much! Must be that one :D
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Hi Brad per Blackhawks at Nashville:

890 is 83-23890 UH-60A which is 1-230Th CAV TR D TN ARNG at Smyrna,but they frequent Nashville regularly.

Just for your notes and anybody else that may not be familar,there are always lots of ERJ,there is an EMBRAER Maintanence facilty at Nashville.From time to time catch some of the Military conversion ERJ there.
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pilotman6012 wrote:Hi Brad per Blackhawks at Nashville:

890 is 83-23890 UH-60A which is 1-230Th CAV TR D TN ARNG at Smyrna,but they frequent Nashville regularly.

Just for your notes and anybody else that may not be familar,there are always lots of ERJ,there is an EMBRAER Maintanence facilty at Nashville.From time to time catch some of the Military conversion ERJ there.
Thanks! :D

Didn't know about that Embraer facility, altough it's quite obvious.
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Also as of MAY 2015 the 1-230Th CAV moved from Smyrna to Nashville,since Nashville lost their C-130S,and practically new hangar,they decided instead of renovating the old buildings at Smyrna,they moved the TN ARNG UH-60s to Nashville,their should also be some UH-72A around there as well.
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PH-BRAD wrote: 16. A crappy shot of a Blackhawk at the Tennessee ANG
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Didn't notice your log earlier (why in the Tattle Lounge section?) but the UH-60 in your picture is an ex USAR Europe 12 CAB UH-60L (note the 12 CAB Griffins badge). According a press release, more ex-12 CAB UH-60Ls ended up with the TN ANG last summer. Likely the following UH-60s are also ex 12 CAB machines:

**-**649 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely 95-26649 (= ex 12 CAB)
**-**685 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely 96-26685 (= ex 12 CAB)
**-**687 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely 96-26687 (= ex 12 CAB)
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Sonny1 wrote:
PH-BRAD wrote: 16. A crappy shot of a Blackhawk at the Tennessee ANG
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Didn't notice your log earlier (why in the Tattle Lounge section?) but the UH-60 in your picture is an ex USAR Europe 12 CAB UH-60L (note the 12 CAB Griffins badge). According a press release, more ex-12 CAB UH-60Ls ended up with the TN ANG last summer. Likely the following UH-60s are also ex 12 CAB machines:

**-**649 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely <a href="tel:95-26649">95-26649</a> (= ex 12 CAB)
**-**685 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely <a href="tel:96-26685">96-26685</a> (= ex 12 CAB)
**-**687 UH-60 Blackhawk Likely <a href="tel:96-26687">96-26687</a> (= ex 12 CAB)
Thanks for your help!!
I didn't really find a fitting section, so I ended up here. :wink:

I appriciate yout help! :)
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