mark18mwm Posted March 6, 2016 Share Posted March 6, 2016 I'm not sure if this video has been posted before but its a real nice video of the Blackbirds. It brought back a few memories for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The Internet has drastically shortened my attention span, but I sat through all 24 minutes of this video and enjoyed every minute of it. I was never in Special Operations, but I spent my 2nd tour at Rhein Main in the 37 TAS (1977 -- 1983) flying with the 7th SOS a lot. Went on quite a few Flintlock's at RAF Sculthorpe with them. Knew a lot of the 7th guys and gals. They really knew how to party! Great video, although Rhein Main was spelled wrong in the captions. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retired Talon F/E Posted March 7, 2016 Share Posted March 7, 2016 The video has been around for a few years on the Stray Goose site. Except for 547, 558, 563 and 564 I flew on all the others. I can look back and say it was the highlight of my military career. The acft. had so many upgrades it was a shame to boneyard them. Technology killed them, a long story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark18mwm Posted March 8, 2016 Author Share Posted March 8, 2016 You guys might also be interested in this one of the 7th SOS. It was made after I left Rhein Main in 86. The 7th. became it's own little air force with the crews, maintainers and operators all working together. When I was there 84-84 the crew chiefs belonged to the OMS and specialists belonged to FMS. we worked all acft.,the Trash haulers Black birds and 18 series acft. At that time the 7th frowned on the slicks crew chiefs working on their planes. It was sometimes difficult being a slick crew chief when the Eng showed up and did his pre flight and he found a slick crew chief instead of a Black bird CC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted March 8, 2016 Share Posted March 8, 2016 I worked on all the trash haulers, Black birds and 18 series aircraft as well, being a RADAR/Nav guy. So many memories of flying low-levels with the ramp open, and the TDY's to Glyfada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinwhistle Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Until a couple days ago I had never seen this video. I found it to be a super look at the C-130; The music is super also. I came away from it feeling pretty proud! However small my contribution was to C-130 operations I'm glad I was there!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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