Dobbins ARB, GA (KMGE/MGE) MIL - 2024

[Piet Luijken]

I visited Dobbins ARB between 0930lt and 1300lt on wednesday 1 may 2024.
Mostly I was at the cemetery to take pictures of the flying Hercules(92-0551 as COBB51 doing touch and goes between 1030lt and 1230lt), but I also visited the museum and I drove up the Richardson Road to spot the aircraft parked at LMTAS and the US Army parking.

LOG 1 MAY 2024

C-130H 700th AS 94th AW
92-0550, 92-0551, 93-1037, 93-1040

C-130J LMTAS/RNZAF
NZ7012

UH-72A Det.1 C/2-151st AVN GA ArNG
two noted, in hangaar

HH-60M Det.1 C/1-111th AVN GA ArNG
10-20302, 13-20606

UH-60L A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(83)0-23891, (89)0-26169, (95)-26600, (95)0-26601, (95)0-26603, (95)0-26605, (95)0-26606, (95)0-26610

UH-60V C/1-106th AVN
(90)0-26219, (94)0-26535, (95)0-26612, (97)0-26751, (97)0-26754, (97)-26755, (06)0-27089, (89)0-26187

Museum:
52-3651 F-86L
50-41623/FT
66-0186 YC-141B
61-02700 OV-1C
52-6476 F-84F
159743/743 S-3B
155648/AF-501 A-6E
139956?AF-500 A-4A
160909/AF-100 F-14A
157452/AF-700 A-7E

gateguard:
44-70113/Z-58 B-29

After I left, at 1500lt, I noted on ADSB the flight LAC5978 as NZ7011.

Additions and corrections are welcome

Greetings Piet

[AndyMarden]

Piet,
Thanks for the log. Looking at the Army:

UH-60L A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(83)0-23891, (95)-26600, (95)0-26601, (95)0-26603, (95)0-26605, 0-26..0
>> The only candidate with the unit is 26610.

UH-60L No titles
(90)0-26219, (95)0-26612, (97)0-26751, (06)0-27089, 0-26..7
>> These are all UH-60V from C/1-106th AVN at Winder/Barrow.
>> They also have 26187 (their only one ending in 7)

not noted
UH-60A (89)0-26169
>> UH-60L with A/1-171st AVN
UH-60L (95)0-26606, (97)0-26754, (97)-26755
>> 26606 is a based L, the other two Vs from Winder
UH-60V (94)0-26535
>> Also from Winder

UH-72A Det.1 C/2-151st AVN GA ArNG
two noted, in hangaar
>> If you saw two UH-72A (no fenestron) and opposed to UH-72B (with fenestron), then they only have two (72230, 72231). They also have two UH-72B (72469, 72473)

Andy

[Piet Luijken]

Tx for this info. I will amend log if needed. There are no outside differences between L and v variants?

[AndyMarden]

The V has a slightly different aerial fit, but nothing extremely obvious if you're having a quick look.

[Piet Luijken]

Thanks Andy, now I see the three GPS antennas on top of the tail boom. Quite distinct! Which figures with the advanced GPS based cockpit.

[Coati]

LOG 24 June 2024
Nice airbase with some exotic aircraft at LMTAS, if you are lucky. In my case two Kiwi C-130Js. Also lucky because initially I did not notice the second Kiwi, which was parked in the shed, until I took a leak before leaving . The USAF and USMC C-130Js are also brand new, both not yet in any database. I think the USAF one is a new MC-130J (there are 9 ordered in FY22). But if anyone can confirm...The ArNG Blackhawks are quite easy to read. 11 were present, all parked at the tarmac. Two went out for a flight. I spent a few hours in the apprach on the east side, but apart from the USMC Herk and the two Blackhawks, nothing happened. I only saw two C-130 of the local AFRC present on the tarmac. No flying though. So overall a nice airbase to visit for a quick hit and run.

Lockheed Martin/LMTAS
NZ7012, NZ7013 C-130J-30 Royal New Zealand air Force
170284/KB-0284 KC-130J USMC (also flying)
25989 MC-130J (?) USAF - dark color scheme with a small light serial as with MC-130/HC-130s - so I guess it’s a MC-130J

700th AS AFRC
93-1036 C-130H

UH-60A A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(89-)26169

UH-60L A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(83-)23891, (95-)26600, (95-)26603, (95-)26605, (95-)26610

UH-60V C/1-106th AVN GA ArNG
(89-)26187, (95-)26612, (94-)26535, (97-)26754, (97-)26755

[raameagle]

Nice list. Did you read off the '2' from 25989?

Thanks

Mark

LOG 24 June 2024
Nice airbase with some exotic aircraft at LMTAS, if you are lucky. In my case two Kiwi C-130Js. Also lucky because initially I did not notice the second Kiwi, which was parked in the shed, until I took a leak before leaving . The USAF and USMC C-130Js are also brand new, both not yet in any database. I think the USAF one is a new MC-130J (there are 9 ordered in FY22). But if anyone can confirm...The ArNG Blackhawks are quite easy to read. 11 were present, all parked at the tarmac. Two went out for a flight. I spend a few hours in the apprach on the east side, but apart from the USMC Herk and the two Blackhawks, nothing happened. I only saw two C-130 of the local AFRC present on the tarmac. No flying though. So overall a nice airbase to visit for a quick hit and run.

Lockheed Martin/LMTAS
NZ7012, NZ7013 C-130J-30 Royal New Zealand air Force
170284/KB-0284 KC-130J USMC (also flying)
25989 MC-130J (?) USAF - dark color scheme with a small light serial as with MC-130/HC-130s - so I guess it’s a MC-130J

700th AS AFRC
93-1036 C-130H

UH-60A A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(89-)26169

UH-60L A/1-171st AVN GA ArNG
(83-)23891, (95-)26600, (95-)26603, (95-)26605, (95-)26610

UH-60V C/1-106th AVN GA ArNG
(89-)26187, (95-)26612, (94-)26535, (97-)26754, (97-)26755

[Coati]

Yes, so I assume it is FY 22. It had the 5 digits on the tail

[raameagle]

Great, thanks. If it was a line of 5 digits the same size then definitely an MC-130J
Regards
Mark

Yes, so I assume it is FY 22. It had the 5 digits on the tail

[Coati]

Great, thanks. If it was a line of 5 digits the same size then definitely an MC-130J
Regards
Mark

Yes, so I assume it is FY 22. It had the 5 digits on the tail

Yeah that was the case! Thanks for confirming!

[mallday]

Seen KMGE on 02/11/2024

C-130s by factory
21-5996 C-130J USAF c/n 5996
22-5994 C-130J USAF c/n 5994
170285 KC-130J USMC [QD/QD-285] c/n unknown
2018 HC-130J USCG c/n unknown

700th AS AFRC
93-1038 C-130H
92-0551 C-130H
92-0552 C-130H

Clay National Guard
UH-60s - US Army
83-23891
88-26032
89-26187
89-26169
94-26535
95-26605
95-26606
95-26610
95-26612
97-26751
97-26754
97-26755
06-27089

Lockheed Martin Storage (most southernly point)
121 C-130H Libyan Air Force
123 C-130H Libyan Air Force
124 C-130H Libyan Air Force
125 C-130H Libyan Air Force
152739 NP-3B ex. USN
N781DL L1011 ex. Delta Air Lines

Lockheed Martin Storage (easternly point)
119 C-130H Libyan Air Force
120 C-130H Libyan Air Force
122 C-130H Libyan Air Force
126 C-130H Libyan Air Force

Northwest Area
61-0951 C-130B ex. USAF (Fuse only)
68-10937 C-130E ex. USAF

[AndyMarden]

Thanks for the log. 83-23981 should read 83-23891

[mallday]

Thanks, Andy. I have corrected the log.

[mallday]

One aircraft I forgot to query was the ID of the C5 fuselage at 33.91790501042016, -84.51517303099315. Any ideas?

[AndyMarden]

C-5 test article X999. It's sat there for over 30 years.