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  1. Kim/Jim,

    You guys are bringing up names from the past that I haven't thought of in decades! Remember an FE everyone called Slug? Hollywood Wells? In my 23 1/2 years in the USAF, my all-time favorite commander LtCol Wells?

    I'm still in contact with Steve Sullivan & Tim Harkness. Steve works in C-17 training at Scott AFB & owns a bar called Sully's. Go figure.

    Don R.

  2. It was not unusual to fly missions showing a bogus tail number. Seems this practice was also commonplace in the 6091st.

    A friend of mine was a loadmaster in the 7405th at Rhein Main. He told me one time in Athens (I think), someone came up to the crew and told them that their tail number belonged to an airplane that had crashed years ago.

    He was also a bartender at the American Legion in Waldorf. Yeah, you know who I'm talkin' about Hush.

    Don R.

  3. George,

    Quite a coincidence -- I ordered that book & it arrived in the mail last Saturday (9/21). I haven't had a chance to get into it yet, but there are some interesting pics; even one of 56-0528.

    The black C-130E's you refer to are most likely the MC-130E's from the 7th SOS.

    Don R.

  4. My last flight on a Herc was in December 1995 ferrying a C-130H from Luanda, Angola to La Paz. We were returning it there after a dry lease from the Bolivian Air Force. The Filipino captain was a heavy chain smoker and was physically sick for the 3 days we were there even though the city is about 2,000' below the airport elevation.

    Don R.

  5. I watched this movie last night. Since there was a C-130 featured in the beginning, I drove my girlfriend nuts pausing & rewinding while trying to make out which one it was. She finally called a halt to my doings, called me an idiot and said it was a computer generated model. After that, we just sat back and enjoyed the movie.

    As usual, though, the film industry took some liberties & used a 727 cockpit for the interior shots.

    Pretty good movie overall, though.

    Don R.

  6. The other was called "HOW", which stood for "Hercules On Water". This was to an amphibian version with a "bolt on" boat hull. They went so far as to build an eight foot wingspan RC flying model. Never could overcome the empty weight problem and the fact that the Coast Guard wasn't interested. Somewhere in storage I have a picture that I'll snag the next time I'm going through that stuff.

    Here it is, John.

    Don R.

  7. Bob,

    In the gallery, there is a photo of 3116 on display at Santa Lucia AB (nose only). Also, I had heard that 4200 at Georgetown, DE had been scrapped.

    Don R.

    Don

    I heard that too but the Museum still shows it there. I'll try to check it out.

    Mexico has 2 A's on display at Santa Lucia.

    3116 3607 Nose only and 3087 3606 complete. Near the gate. I saw it on GE.

    Bob

  8. I've related this story before in another post, but back in the winter of 1963, I was an A/3C at Langley AFB, VA. I was up on the wing of a B-model sweeping snow off of the wings with a big shop broom. I slid off and landed in a snow drift twice. My crew chief told me to get back up there, but this time to carry a big screwdriver with me. That was all the safety equipment I had.

    Like Giz said, "my how the world turns." Of course, back then no one wore ear protection either. No wonder I can't hear crap.

    Don R.

  9. If I had not flown commercial Hercs, I'd have no idea what you guys are talking about. So, for all you old farts on this forum, here's an image of the newer engine instrument panel. This is from Frameair's Herc, PJ-TAC (msn 5225). The beta lights are by the torque indicators. If I remember correctly, they are green. Below them are the engine inlet anit-icing lights; blue, I think. There are also low oil pressure lights (red) and oil cooler augmentation valve lights (color?).

    Don R.

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