C-130 Historical
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CCK ov vedio
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Does anyone have a list of all CCK tail numbers from 1966 to about 1968. I came over with the 50th from Tennessee and we had all the 64's the 776th came with the 63's and the 345th with the 62's. After I arrived at CCK from a short time at Clark I was re-assigned to the 314th engine shop. We had a little trouble at first as the engine troops that came from the 50th only wanted to work on the 64's and so on. This was the case in most all the shops. (don't know about the flt.crews) Soon after the the tail numbers were split up with the 50th, 345th and 776th all getting some 62's, 63's and 64's and that took care of that. I can remember several tail numbers but not all. 64-…
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"I applied the brakes to slow us down and nothing happened! I tried the brakes a second time and still got no braking. So I told the copilot to turn on the auxiliary hydraulic pump and select emergency brakes." http://http://vietnamairlift.com/outnbackcheck.html Alan
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Anyone here on the board serve at Clark with a navigator names William Simon III ? I am guessing during the 70's but possibly earlier... I recently came into possession of one of his flight suits and hoping to learn a little more about him and his time in the C-130 at Clark.
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help pls. Does anyone remember if the PACAF Herc's on Clark AFB had any "to letter" large white base designators ? I'm having oe of those shiny prinys done by "Casey" and I'd like the markings to be like the 776 TAS flew in 1972- end of unit. I have my favorite tail number, but what Large Letter markings were there, if any ? Thnx
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Good Morning, Had an interesting few days before Easter weekend. An old load buddy, Mick McGlothlin, and his wife were traveling from S. Fla. Back to S. Dakota. They stopped near Atlanta to have lunch and began talking to a man at the table next to them. As it turns out, his father TSgt. Bob Edmond was an engineer on A models out of Naha. They left on a mission and never returned. He, his two brothers and mom never could find out what happened to him, even after contacting The Pentigon several times. Mick gave me his phone number, and I called him. He gave me as much info as he had. I posted the info here, and Bob Daley responded within hours with what happened. Called …
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The Coast Guard last week accepted delivery of its eighth C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin [LMT] for use in long-range surveillance missions.The aircraft will next be outfitted with radars and sensors and other specialized equipment by Lockheed... http://www.defensedaily.com/coast-guard-takes-delivery-of-eighth-c-130j-surveillance-aircraft/ Anyone know the c/n or tail number?
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Cockpit jig
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I remember reading that this or a similar jig has been in use since the start of C-130 production. Is that correct? Thanks, Koen
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One thing that combat operations permits is the freer expressions of personality that peace time drudgery tamps down. Perhaps the 4 most discussed personalities of CCK between 72 and the closure in 74 was Capt Applebaum (21TAS), 1Lt John Grillo (345TAS) and the Marosla twins (Dewey and Donnie). Muff and I have already mentioned John Grillo in other posts. Does any one know (venture to guess) which of the twins smuggled BB onto the Base in the trunk of his car? This incident to my knowledge made it all the way to the Embassy in Taipei.
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From Max Combat Talon I aircraft going to Bone Yard: 1) Four Aircraft will be flown from Gowen Field, Boise ID. a) Thee will go to Davis Monthan AFB, AZ. One will go to Hurlburt AFB, FL. 63-7785, 64-0555 (Ol' Shakey), 64-0572 to the Bone Yard and 64-0567 down to Hurbie (this tail # is historically significant) c) Flying around spring time This will be a said day for us old SOF Talon I crewmembers
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I heard a long time ago about a mission called Commando Lava, but only the name. Sam McGowan sent me some pictures of the aircraft involved in the mission. I googled it and in an Wikipedia article about the Ho Chi Minh Trail there was a good explanation of it. The article said one airpalne was written off after landing at Chu Lai but I can\'t find any evidence of that. Basically the idea was the used a soapy concotion (Hence Lava) to destabalize the soil on the Ho Chi Minh trail. They tried it 3 times and only the first time worked. I\'ll try to post the pictures. Bob [img size=800]http://www.herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/003a_Don_Powell__s__AC__A_Shau_Valle…
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The Project CHECO "SEA Glossary" lists Commando Scarf as a "C-130 munitions drop in Cambodia (Special Mission)" Anyone know anything about this? FYI: Most, if not all the Project CHECO reports and most of the USAF History Office books on Vietnam can be downloaded (FREE!) from the DTIC website (http://www.dtic.mil/dtic/search/tr/tr.html) dave
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Saw this on u tube today. It is a museum in Viet Nam. It is an unused BLU-82 (duhh,really?). For all you guys involved with that program...including the maint. and munitions guys, I thought this might bring back some memories. Included are a few pics and one of my M-121,10,000 lb bomb fuse well plug, from a bomb that was dropped from my C-130B outta Clark. 10,000 lb bombs were dropped from the C-130B till they were used up and replaced with the 15,000 lb bomb, the BLU-82. These were used to create helo landing zones and were sometime actually dropped on old Charlie's head. If any of you on this board were involved with this mission, chime in. I know Sam McGowan dropped se…
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An interesting case has been decided in Pittsfield, Mass. A child of Israel was brought before the court for Sabbath-breaking. Hebrew Bible in hand, he showed that his Sunday was Saturday, and that he kept it strictly. The decision was at least curious. The judge told him that the statute of Massachusetts permitted him to transact his regular business on Sunday, but did not authorize him to go fishing on that day, and he was required to pay a fine, which made his fish cost him, considerably more than the market price. From the Galveston Daily News of Galveston, Texas dated May 17, 1876. * * *
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anyone know fo a way to find cooridantes for crash's sites ,such as in puerto rico, goingt here this summer like to see if i can find.
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Hey, I was just channel surfing while recovering from rotator cuff surgery and stopped to watch Shockwave on the History Channel. This episode had about a 10-15 minute segment on Credible Sport. Had some nice video clips of takeoffs and of course the crash as well as computer generated graphics. This is episode #30 and will be rerun at 0100 CST.
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I was wondering if anyone has any info on a story about a crew chief taking off on one of the planes stationed at Mildenhall. I was stationed there 96-98 and that story surfaced. Any truth to that? Also, it was said that the plane was shot down. Thanks Fryguy
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Hello all, I have just come across the following item for sale on EBAY....170th AHC VIETNAM WAR HOME MOVIES DVD PLEIKU DAK TO BIKINIS & BUCCANEERS HUEY.This DVD is for sale for $24.95 and on the preview clearly shows the remains of the two C-130E Hercules hit and set on fire at DAK TO airfield on 15th November 1967 by VC Mortar fire....on the preview it describes how a brave helicopter pilot got into a third Hercules and backed it away from the conflagration...saving it from destruction too.The preview clearly shows DH as the tailcode of one aircraft (345 TAS 62-1865) whilst the other is so damaged on the tailplne area you cannot quite see it I know it is 776 TAS 63-…
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hello all,i have found something of interest in an old partwork magazine-warmachine issue 101 published by orbis publications in 1985 on page 2012-in an article about VC mortar attacks called THE NIGHT BELONGS TO CHARLIE -2 pictures of C-130E 62-1865 C/N 3829 with the tailcode DH clearly visible-it is the tailcode of the 345 TAS, yet on all lists i have seen about the destruction of this aircraft it is listed as a 776 TAS aircraft-tailcoded DL-like its sistership 63-7827 C/N 3904 tailcode DL-both were destroyed on the ground by VC mortar attack on 15 NOVEMBER 1967 at DAK TO,REPUBLIC OF VIET NAM. the pictures show the aircraft being destroyed and on fire-thankfully no-one …
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So that's what we were doing... DANBURY, Conn. (AP) — For more than a decade they toiled in the strange, boxy-looking building on the hill above the municipal airport, the building with no windows (except in the cafeteria), the building filled with secrets. They wore protective white jumpsuits, and had to walk through air-shower chambers before entering the sanitized "cleanroom" where the equipment was stored. They spoke in code. Few knew the true identity of "the customer" they met in a smoke-filled, wood-paneled conference room where the phone lines were scrambled. When they traveled, they sometimes used false names. At one point in the 1970s the…
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A 4,000-mile round trip to a grass field in Thailand, presumably CIA. http://vietnamairlift.com/watthananakhon.html Alan
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http://vietnamairlift.com/gripegripe.html "Since Bien Hoa had a 10,000' runway, I landed 5,000' long with plenty of runway left over. I think 5,000' long was my personal record. ;-) " Has anybody out there touched down longer than 5,000'? Alan
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I was watching Moon Machines this norning on the Science Channel and L-100 (4101) N920NA delivered the first lunar rover to NASA. The fist lunar rover was flown on Apollo 15. 4101 led a storied life. Unfortunately, it was destroyed in Angola. It is sad to lose a piece of history this way. http://www.herkybirds.com/gallery/showimage.php?i=6008&c=19 Sonny
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Desert One 1 2
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Guys/Gals, Let's take a moment and remember those lost at Desert One. 29 years ago, they "Had The Guts To Try".. May we never forget their sacrifice.. Frank C.
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Lets not forget our heroes of Desert One. 37 Years ago.. Frank
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