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National Commission on . ^^ '^V'W'':••l!I'
Te^rorist Attacks upon the "" ^
United States
Washington,DC . „ .^i.'^J

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Per your request below are the answers to questions posed in your letter dated June 3; 2004* As
you may or may not be aware, FBO's such as TAC Air are open to the traveling public ancftiav^no
authority over a departing or arriving trip and are not always privy to the identity of the passenger^ : _ . _ ,.
or the origin/destination of the flight either. The only records 'm our possession that may be .of .'^' ^
assistance would be the fuel truck sheets or parking sheets. I am in the process of reviewing cfy " •"'*»
payment records to see if there is information that may help us. No other records are available. '.'

Question 1: ,,,|, ** ' * **&•

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I can tell you from personal experience (I was on site at the time) that there wei4some general^1
aviation aircraft that arrived and departed from Lexington Blue Grass Airpoff prior to tlje ',H .,•
reinstatement of FAA part 91 trips. I djd not then, nor do I now, have any inforrflStion as to the ^,.
identity of any persons on board those flights or their destination(s). "#v fc t^

Question 2 & 3:

I am aware of a trip that did arrive with persons of Arab descent If my memory serves me^ ,, L f. l
correctly, this aircraft was a Learjet; possibly a model 31 or 35, Unfortunately, I am unabjs, Jo^"' ;
determine the detail of information you have requested from the records in our posses^toM'^o
have a copy of our fuel truck disbursement report that shows a Lear Jet arriving aR^iagtfueled ', <
or the 13th at approximately 1815 hours. I do not have any concrete lnformation*rig'a|dfflg ifs i &
brigin, destination, of the identity of those aboard, (rumor had ft coming from Florida and dejferahg
to New York) ,r-<" '«* ->,

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Question 4:

I am not aware of any law enforcement representatives being present during the flight referenced
in questions 2 & 3. There was a much greater presence of law enforcement personnel Chan we had
been accustomed to during that period but not specifically during that flight or for that flight The
only other presence of security personnel that I am aware of was for another aircraft that was
parked on the Terminal ramp for the entire week.
Question 5:

I do believe from our records that the N Numberfa/c registration number) in question is 32HJ.
Question 6:
TAG air likely provided guidance to a parking spot and fueling services to the aircraft in question.
Beyond that, my recollection is that the aircraft departed within a few hours. Once again, this is
from memory and without records to substantiate.
Mr. Marcus, if I can be of further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact me. I may be
reached at 870-772-0077 or via e-mail at dwalsh@tacair.com.

Sincerely,

Daniel A. Walsh
Vice President - Aviation
Truman Arnold Companies
Cc: J. Day
W.Karnb
Tom Eldrldge

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Thomas It K«in.
TAC AIR QUESTIONS FOR THE RECORD
Lec fi Hunilton
VtCK CHAIR The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United Stales
Richard Ben- VftciisiB (the "Commission'^) requests that TAC AIR, located at Blue Grass
Airport, Lexington, Kentucky, provide the Commission with a written
Fred F. Fielding response to the following questions for the record no later than June 1 1 ,
Jkxa'e S, GorcCck 2004:
Skdc Gonon 1 . Did TAC AIR handle any flights landing at or
Bob Kerrey departing from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington,
John f , t^lifyqp
Kentucky, after September 1 1, 2001 , and before the
airport reopened? If so, please list the flights with
TInwihy J. Rocruy the dates and times of arrival or departure.
faows &. Thompsoa
2. date and at what precise time do your
records indicate that the following flight landed at
mvjE DIRECTOR Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky? If you
do not have any records regarding such a Sight,
please stale that in your response.
• A chartered flight with seven people, including
a Saudi prince, arriving from Tampa, Florida
on or about September 13, 2001 .

On what date and at what precise time do your

records indicate that the following flight departed
from Blue Grass Airport, Lexington, Kentucky? If
you do not have any records regarding such a flight,
please state that ii.v your response.

• A chartered flight with four people, departing

for Tampa, Florida on or about September 13,
2001.
What information, if any, do you have about the
presence of law enforcement personnel at the TAC
AIR facility-including law enforcement personnel
affiliated -with the airport facility-~whcn the flight
referred to in question no. 2 arrived?
5. What was the tail number of the aircraft fair these
flights?.
TCI. (2023 331-4060
PAX (202) 296-5545
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6, What services., if any, did TAG AIR provide for

these flfghts. and what records, if any, does TAG
AIR have relating to such services?
If you have any questions or concerns about the interpretation or scope of
these questions, please raise them with the Commission staff as soon as
possible so that they can be addressed and resolved prior to the
production date.
June 3,2004 Daniel Marcus
General Counsel
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By: Tom Eldridge, Staff Member, 9/11 Commission
Date: June 14, 2004

Memorandum of phone conversation with Daniel Walsh, Vice President - Aviation,

Truman Arnold Companies

Today, I spoke on the telephone with Mr. Walsh. At first we discussed TAG AIR's
response to our QFR to them on the Tampa/Lexington flight. However, during the course
of our conversation, he stated that he was at the airport that day and saw the Tampa flight
arrive in Lexington. He said he remembered there being 3 "Arabs" and two "Anglos" on
board. Once I learned that he was a witness, I asked him several more questions.

Walsh said he recalled several other flights that day, including some before the Tampa
flight arrived. He said that charter flights (Part 135) were flying as were commercial
flights (Part 121) when the Tampa flight arrived. However, he said that general aviation
flights (Part 91) were blocked. He knew this because he had a flight of a UAE "Head of
State" that was prevented from departing for several days by this stop on all Part 91
carriers.

Walsh said that there were 52 airplanes stuck in Lexington on 9/11 by the closure of the
National Airspace. He recalled that on 9/13, there were more airplanes departing
Lexington than there were airplanes arriving. He said he thought most of the arriving
flights were the charter (Part 135) flights, and that the Lear Jet from Tampa was one of
those.

Walsh said that TAG AIR's records were not good for 9/13, that they did not write down
all the flights that he remembered flew that day in the post-9/11 chaos. He referred to
this as the "stroke sheet." Walsh said he would fax to us the sheet of the refueling
records, which he did. It shows a flight with tail number "32HJ" that was refueled at
6:15 or 6:45 p.m., the record is hard to read.
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Division
Iruman Arnold Companies

Company

LEXINGTON. KY
Our elegant TAG Air facility in Lexington offers 24-hour customer service, comfortable lounge areas for cust
an executive conference room and much more. The beautiful countryside surrounding Lexington is home to m;
The top thoroughbred racers live and train right here. In fact, many of the owners hangar their planes with us.
make any horse aficionado feel right at home.

Services Offered
• Avgas and Jet A
• Pilot and Customer Lounge
• Crew Car Available
• On-Site Rental Cars
• Conference Room
• 24 Hqur Quality Customer Service
• Pilot Briefing Area and Weather Information Center
• Catering
• Phillips Performance Center
• Free Coffee and Ice
• Overnight and Extended Stay Hangar Space and Tie-Downs
• Full Service Avionics (provided by Avionics Authority) and
Maintenance
• De-Icing
• U.S. Customs On Site

Walter Kamb, General Managei

Wkamb@tacair.com
TAG Air - Lexington
4029 Airport Rd., Ste. 100
Lexington, KY 40510
Phone: (859)255-7724
Fax: (859)231-9956
• UNICOM Freq 122.95
• ARINCFreq 129.87

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Navaids jlAirspace Fixesj Aviation Fuel

TAC Air
at Blue Grass Airport

Services Aviation fuel services

Aviation fuel Brand: Phillips 66
Oxygen service Fueling hours: 24 hours a day
Aircraft parking (ramp or tiedown)
Hangars Fuel prices as last reported on 05-Apr-2004
Passenger terminal and lounge lOOLLAvgas $3.09
Catering Jet A $2.99
Pilot supplies
Rental cars Prices include all taxes. Prices not guaranteed.
Courtesy transportation
Courtesy cars (free for pilots to use
in the local area) T UPDATE PRICES

Contact information
Address: 4029 Airport Rd. Ste. 100
Lexington, KY 40510
United States of America
Telephone: (859) 255-7724
Fax:(859)231-9956
Email: wkamb@tacair.com
Web site: www.tacair.com/lex.asp

Comments from AirNav users

From Mack Parrott on 19-Jan-2004

Competent and professional, TAC Air again provided great service. We arrived during a
snowstorm and they met us when we pulled in, helped with bags, promptly serviced and
parked the airplane. A heated hanger for de-icing and prewarming on the day of
departute was $34.

From John Roberts on 30-Dec-2003

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