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                        UH-34G

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                        oleander13
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        • From: Maryville Tennessee
                        UH-34G
                        Posted by oleander13 on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 11:33 PM

                        I recently took some photos of a UH-34G in pretty beat up condition and was wondering if anyone would like me to post them.  Let me know if anyone is interested and I'll get them up as soon as possible.

                        Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player. Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... the right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases.
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                        centerdeck
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                          May 2003
                        • From: TX
                        Posted by centerdeck on Tuesday, May 23, 2006 11:35 PM
                        Love to see them.  Is it at Tyson McGee?
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                        oleander13
                        • Member since
                          April 2006
                        • From: Maryville Tennessee
                        Posted by oleander13 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:36 AM

                         centerdeck wrote:
                        Love to see them.  Is it at Tyson McGee?

                        No, they're actually from the Tennessee Museum of Aviation in Sevierville Tennessee.  If you live in the area I highly recommend it.  They rotate the aircraft in the hanger quite regularly.  Anyway, here's the decent photos I got, some came out kind of blurry so I apologize for the quality.

                         

                         

                        I believe the bird will be going under major overhaul in the future.

                        Things could be worse. Suppose your errors were counted and published every day, like those of a baseball player. Life will always throw you curves, just keep fouling them off... the right pitch will come, but when it does, be prepared to run the bases.
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                        centerdeck
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: TX
                        Posted by centerdeck on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 12:58 AM
                        MAN!  I lived in maryville for 10 years and never knew about an aviation museum.  Maybe it's new.  Hey, was this the helo that was in Riptide?  btw, nice pics.
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                        SSgtD6152
                        • Member since
                          June 2005
                        • From: MCAS Miramar
                        Posted by SSgtD6152 on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 1:58 AM

                        Have you seen the one that Pop a Smoke boys fly, that thing is so cool. I will look to see if I have any pics of it.

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                        Cobrahistorian
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, May 24, 2006 10:44 PM
                        Wow! A real live Kingbee!  If it could only talk.....
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        AirMedical
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Cardinal USA
                        Posted by AirMedical on Thursday, May 25, 2006 2:32 PM
                        The Riptide helo "Screamin Mi-Mi" was an S-58T (Twin Turbine).  This here would be, in civilian terms, an S-58.  Like what the old St. Louis Helicopters used to fly.  Here's a St. Louis S-58 I took back in 89' while in the Dallas area. The Riptide helo was repainted and is doing lift work out in California somewheres. 

                        Nice helo tho.  A true workhorse from it's time.  Another fine product from Sikorsky!



                        -The more I'm around humans, the more I prefer the company of birds and animals -Even though the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas. -Here's your sign!
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                        SSgtD6152
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                          June 2005
                        • From: MCAS Miramar
                        Posted by SSgtD6152 on Thursday, May 25, 2006 3:08 PM

                        This is the Pop A Smoke bird

                         

                         

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                        DBFSS385
                        • Member since
                          September 2003
                        • From: Connecticut
                        Posted by DBFSS385 on Thursday, May 25, 2006 4:48 PM
                        The story that bird could tell would be very interesting indeed. If the markings are authenic it's an RVN Bird.. How it came to be Stateside in a museum is the question I would ask it's caretakers.
                        Be Well/DBF Walt
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                        Melgyver
                        • Member since
                          March 2003
                        • From: Lafayette, LA
                        Posted by Melgyver on Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:07 PM

                        I was lucky a few years ago when passing through the Gatlinburg area my wife picked up a brochure on the Tennessee Aviation Museum and we checked it out.  I have a few pictures of the CH-34 as well as the P-47's and F-86 they had on display.  Had several more, a Mig-21 I think, but my memory sucks!  I bought a neat Hat Pin of the Museum and Flying Tiger T-shirt. 

                        I saw the "Pop-A-Smoke" CH-34 in Bell Chase, La. at the Naval Air Station Air Show a few years back but didn't get to see it fly.  Took some interior pictures of it.  I need to drag out the 1/48 Revell of Germany CH-34 and start work on it one of these days. 

                         

                        Clear Left!

                        Mel

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                        grandadjohn
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Thursday, May 25, 2006 8:19 PM
                        Most likely it came back to the states after it was replced with a Huey, looks like it may have spent some time in the boneyard(from some of the markings) before it was acquared by the musuem
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                        centerdeck
                        • Member since
                          May 2003
                        • From: TX
                        Posted by centerdeck on Thursday, May 25, 2006 11:07 PM
                        Thanks for the input Airmed.  Kinda suprised that those old helo's are still operational.  Maintenance must be a killer.  There is a static display of one or the other at NAS Fort Worth.  I will get a picture next time I am there if I remember.
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                        Cobrahistorian
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                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, May 26, 2006 12:44 AM
                        If you zoom in on the photo with the text placard, it gives that particular bird's history.  Seems it was a USN bird first, then VNAF and then USAF, post Vietnam! 
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        AirMedical
                        • Member since
                          October 2005
                        • From: Cardinal USA
                        Posted by AirMedical on Friday, May 26, 2006 8:22 AM
                        Cobrahistorian:  I didn't know the USAF used the UH-34.  Neat!  I knew the Marines and Navy did.  If I'm not mistaken, I think the Army did too. (?)

                        It sure looks impressive in all its glory among the 46's in the background.  Like someone above mentioned.  If it could only talk.

                        Didn't Erickson buy out the rights to the 58's, 58T's, old 53's, 64's, and 61's? (civilian and military models)  If I'm not mistaken, they're not just an air crane service, they also do refurbish, conversions and maintenance work on the old Sikorsky and Hueys.  They did the new Air-5 refurbishment and conversion for the LACSD. (???)
                        Also, I think it was Soloy or California Helicopters that handles the 58 and 58T's also? 

                        Trying to think but nothing happens!

                        Cheers,
                        John






                        -The more I'm around humans, the more I prefer the company of birds and animals -Even though the voices aren't real, they have some pretty good ideas. -Here's your sign!
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                        grandadjohn
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: phoenix
                        Posted by grandadjohn on Friday, May 26, 2006 9:51 AM
                        The Army did use them, mainly in Europe with the designation of CH-34
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