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| Golden Wings Over Meridian Air Show | |||
| Date: 26 March 2011 | |||
| 158526/”A-700” | TA-4J | pres | |
| 147522/”A-900” | T-2A | pres | |
| 159727/”A-900” | T-2C | pres | |
| “A-100” | T-45C | pres | |
| The T-45C had served only as a static test frame and thus never really saw the air. | |||
| Static: | |||
| 03-3115 | C-17A | 183rd AS | MS ANG |
| 92-00298 | CH-47D | B/1-111th AVN | MS ARNG |
| 160609/129-AQ-11 | EA-6B | VAQ-129 | # |
| 164496/AC-601 | E-2C+ | VAW-126 | |
| 166899/55 | EA-18G | VAQ-129 | # |
| 162064/E-100 | TH-57C | TAW-5 | # |
| 164848/HR-515 | SH-60B | HSL-48 | |
| 166064/E-064 | T-6B | TAW-5 | # |
| 164172/E-5-TW | T-34C | TAW-5 | # |
| 164169/E | T-34C | TAW-5 | # |
| 165523/6-TW-100 | T-39G | VT-86 | # |
| 165598/1-TW-101 | T-45C | TW-1 | # |
| N778SR | C-1A | ex USN 136778 | |
| N13WB | T-34B | ex USN 140811 | |
| Flightline North: | |||
| 161197/G-197/327 | TC-12B | TW-4 | # |
| 164763 | C-130T | Blue Angels | |
| 161723/7 | F/A-18B | Blue Angels | |
| 162053/E-89 | TH-57C | TAW-5 | |
| 166077/E-077 | T-6B | TAW-5 | |
| 161836/G-815 | T-34C | TAW-4 | |
| N51YS | P-51D | ex RCAF 9563 | |
| N777P | AT-6D | Ex USAAF 42-84425 | |
| N333RW | TB-25N | Ex USAAF 44-86734 | |
| N179PT | F-4U-5 | ex US Navy 123168 | |
| NX60DJ | Harvard IV | Ex RCAF; 20473 | |
| N92879 | SB-2C-5 | Ex US Navy; 83589 | |
| NX194RR | T-28B | ex USN 138194 | |
| N73MG | T-28B | ex USN 138360 | |
| N28941 | T-28C | ex USN 140553 | |
| 140576 | T-28C | Zaïre FG-576 | |
| 140581 | T-28C | ex USN 140581 | |
| N240GC | T-28C | ex USN 146240 | |
| Warbirds on Helicopter Field: | |||
| 6557 | MH-65C | nmk(Mobile) | |
| N624HF | UH-1H | ex USARNG | |
| T-45C of TW-1: | |||
| 165083/A-104 165465/A-122 165473/A-130 165485/A-142 | |||
| 165488/A-145 165628/A-186 | |||
| The two Blue Angels aircraft were not noted on the Sunday show. | |||
| Flightline East: | |||
| 88-0521/HL, 89-2083/HL | F-16CG | 4th FS | |
| 79-23254 | UV-20A | USASOC Flt Det | |
| 166959/AD-232 | F/A-18F | VFA-106 | |
| 165887/AD-241 | F/A-18F | VFA-106 | |
| 818034/AF-100 | F-5F | VFC-111 | $ |
| N524CF | TA-4J | ex USN 153524 | |
| N212TB | T-2B | ex USN 155226 | |
| F-5N of VFC-111: | |||
| 761575/AF-114 761585/AF-115 761532/AF-116 | |||
| F/A-18C of the Blue Angels: | |||
| 163451/1, 163498/2, 163442/3, 163705/4, 161723/5, 163435/5, 163455/6 | |||
| Do not be fooled by there being two number 5 aircraft. In fact all Blue Angels single seaters were parked in a hangar (plus the EA-6B and EA-18G probably due to the terrible thunderstorms | |||
| Hangar (closed) all T-45C of TW-1: | |||
| 165620/A-178 VT-9, 165468/A-125 VT-9 | |||
| T-45Cs of TW-1: | |||
| 165081/A-102, 165629/A-107, 165461/A-118, 165470/A-127, | |||
| 165474/A-131, 165475/A-132, 165490/A-147, 165605/A-163, | |||
| 165613/A-171, 165616/A-174, 165729/A-176, 165619/A-177, | |||
| 165623/A-181, 165627/A-185, 165630/A-188, 165632/A-190 | |||
| The hangars were closed on Saturday, but open on Sunday, so all T-45Cs could be identified | |||
| Flightline behind hangar all T-45C of TW-1: | |||
| 165084/A-105, 165459/A-116, 165460/A-117, 165492/A-149 | |||
| 165496/A-153, 165604/A-162, 165610/A-168 | |||
| The public entrance at the air show was via inner routes directly to the actual airfield (the Naval Air Station itself is much larger with various non-flying elements west of the airfield). Being the “stupid” tourist, I of course drove to the main gate first in order to see the preserved T-2 there. A friendly guard pointed me to the correct direction for the public parking area. The atmosphere at the show was very relaxed, there were no problems in walking by the Goshawk line behind the main hangar, which obviously was not really part of the public area. The hangar behind this row was not completely closed, through the gaps in the various moving parts of the doors most aircraft inside could be identified, Three Goshawks however escaped identification, if anyone else could identify them I would gladly hear so! I was already long gone before the Blue Angels performed. While parked their flaps prevented me from reading the BuNo, they were taken from a report from Carey Mavor on the NAME list. Also the BuNo for Hornet AD-232 and the identity of the AT-6D amongst the warbirds were confirmed by Carey Mavor. | |||
| # centennial c/s | |||
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