[CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
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[CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Today I visited a number of airfields in Oregon. First was Salem where the Oregon National Guard is stationed:
Gate guard
Five Medevac Blackhawks could be seen but not read or photographed.
Bell407
Next stop was Eugene, the Oregon Air & Space Museum. Unfortunately it was closed... Outside a MiG17 and a Huey could be seen. Two other hulls of Huey were seen but they wre in awefull condition and almost completely dismantled
Engine fire, read more here: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatu ... -MiGs_7597
65-9922, AHXA0521, UH1H Iroquois, MD ARNG
After this I went to Newport where the USCG has a detachement. Unfortunately nothing to be seen. OK, next airfield then: Albany. Here some interesting aircraft could be seen:
N2460S, Cessna T337C
A big surprise were 3 Skyhawks.....
A4E 149652/14
...and an old Queensflight Heron
registration plate
That made up for the long drive. I was told that 2 A4's will be gateguards, the other will be be uesd as a very large wind vane(!).
Last airfield today was Aurora. At first nothing to be seen but at the last leg of my tour around the field I saw this:
ex Swedish airforce 76
N238CH Boeing Vertol 234
CH47D 0-000198 (?)
N192CH Boeing Vertol 107
Not the best pictures but no good photo opportunities were possible.
Gate guard
Five Medevac Blackhawks could be seen but not read or photographed.
Bell407
Next stop was Eugene, the Oregon Air & Space Museum. Unfortunately it was closed... Outside a MiG17 and a Huey could be seen. Two other hulls of Huey were seen but they wre in awefull condition and almost completely dismantled
Engine fire, read more here: http://www.cigaraficionado.com/webfeatu ... -MiGs_7597
65-9922, AHXA0521, UH1H Iroquois, MD ARNG
After this I went to Newport where the USCG has a detachement. Unfortunately nothing to be seen. OK, next airfield then: Albany. Here some interesting aircraft could be seen:
N2460S, Cessna T337C
A big surprise were 3 Skyhawks.....
A4E 149652/14
...and an old Queensflight Heron
registration plate
That made up for the long drive. I was told that 2 A4's will be gateguards, the other will be be uesd as a very large wind vane(!).
Last airfield today was Aurora. At first nothing to be seen but at the last leg of my tour around the field I saw this:
ex Swedish airforce 76
N238CH Boeing Vertol 234
CH47D 0-000198 (?)
N192CH Boeing Vertol 107
Not the best pictures but no good photo opportunities were possible.
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Interesting stuff but shame of all the fences ...
My pictures at Airfighters.com : http://www.airfighters.com/photosearch.php?phgid=2672
Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Should read as 90-00198/98K. This one was previously reported as stored here and apparently being converted for the civil (firefighting) market.Nebbor wrote: CH47D 0-000198 (?)
Nice report and great catch on the HKp.4! I was fortunately able to catch it in Sweden in 2012 before it went to the US.
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
It is a Sea Heron, ex RN XM296
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Hi Hans.
any more pics from Salem? I plan to go there in the near future.
Thanks.
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any more pics from Salem? I plan to go there in the near future.
Thanks.
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
There was nothing more to be seen there that was worth making a photograph for. The place was deserted except for the 5 distant Blackhawks and the Bell 407. I hope you have more luck when you're going.
Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
That for sure is a fake serial, as the real 149652 was shot down over Vietnam. So far I only know one serial of the three more or less for sure. I have seen a picture of one Skyhawk with its AMARC code 3A646 on the nose, which would make it 152012.Nebbor wrote: A big surprise were 3 Skyhawks..... A4E 149652/14
The original plan by the way, was to place all three Skyhawks along the road as if it looked like they were taking off. That was at least 4 years ago though.....
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Or a misread serialehusmann wrote:That for sure is a fake serial, as the real 149652 was shot down over Vietnam.Nebbor wrote: A big surprise were 3 Skyhawks..... A4E 149652/14
Erwin
They are all ex AMARG, and arrived in 2007:
149653 12 Douglas A-4E [3A740] Sep07 Apr14
(151050) 14 Douglas A-4E [3A646] Sep07 Apr14
152012 Douglas A-4E [3A741] Oct07 Apr14
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Or a misread indeed
Please confirm your serials and AMARC codes, as far as I know the 152012 had 3A646, not the 151050 (but I can be wrong too of course )
Erwin
Please confirm your serials and AMARC codes, as far as I know the 152012 had 3A646, not the 151050 (but I can be wrong too of course )
Erwin
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Type error, Andy had it right:
AMARC code reads 3A740.
Thanks for the other serials Andy, nothing to be found on the two airframes to indicate their identity. It is the '14' though, not ' 12' .
AMARC code reads 3A740.
Thanks for the other serials Andy, nothing to be found on the two airframes to indicate their identity. It is the '14' though, not ' 12' .
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Re: [CIV][MIL] Oregon tour 20-04-2014
Whoops, I had two of the AMARG codes transposed, thanks for pointing that out.
149653 12 Douglas A-4E [3A740]
(151050) 14 Douglas A-4E [3A741]
152012 Douglas A-4E [3A646]
I'm pretty sure that 149653 was 12 at AMARG though. Perhaps they have made some composites.
Andy
149653 12 Douglas A-4E [3A740]
(151050) 14 Douglas A-4E [3A741]
152012 Douglas A-4E [3A646]
I'm pretty sure that 149653 was 12 at AMARG though. Perhaps they have made some composites.
Andy