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N9373M
Air Tran 426 ATL-MDW diverted to CHA. I was flying SDF - CAE (Grumman Cheetah) and also diverted to CHA due to the weather. The first time I saw a super cell airborne. From the FBO we could see the 717 parked across the ramp. Radome gone, shattered cockpit glass - very humbling.
Quite a memorable day. Blue Angels were also on the ramp for the weekend's show, Rene the FBO CSR, and of course, CHA is the home of Krystals.
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Cringe. I hate seeing pilots being interviewed after an incident like this. I wonder what that guy is doing now.