casey Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Had this pic forwarded to me. Any info on the aircraft and paint job? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1685FCC Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 C-130SS \"RACING STRIPES\"!!!! HEHE Seriously that is pretty odd? Where was this pic taken, Edwards maybe? DaveB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 They look like the \"invasion stripes\" that were used on the C-47\'s during the D-Day drops. Neat spinners, too. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 I woud guess this picture was taken at Edwards. I wonder if this is the airplane they are going to test the 8-bladed props on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted April 11, 2008 Author Share Posted April 11, 2008 It was taken at Travis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FEC130 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 The plane is already in mod for the 8 bade prop. I am trying to post the pictures of the plane at Edwards with the 8 bladed props on it but having difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Maybe they will put \"tufting\" on the wings(little strings to show the direction of airflow across the surfaces), and use the stripes as reference lines...just a guess. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herkeng130 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 My vote goes to the D-Day style paint... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hlg6016 Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 The nacelles look like some of the p-51\'s you see at air shows, Maybe from a unit that was a fighter group in WW2? Looks cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysongj Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 Tail-stripe looks like Mansfield Ohio Air Guard. If so, tail number should/ could be 90-1791 Thru 1798. I know the Ohio Air Guard flew a lot of different airframes before getting -130s, so to me, looks like a heritage paint job. They trace their lineage to the 363rd Fighter Squadron, which flew P-51D mustangs in WWII, with the yellow and red checkered spinners. They also flew B-26s and C-47. They were in the ETO for D-Day, so that explains the invasions strips. As far as the 8 blade props, doubt it, but what do I know, I\'m now a civilian with a beard watching spongebob all day!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkuest Posted April 11, 2008 Share Posted April 11, 2008 If there is only one plane being moded with 8 blades, than that one couldn\'t be it. The pics I saw were of 92-1536 from Wyoming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagebow Posted April 12, 2008 Share Posted April 12, 2008 I can only suggest its circa 1994 and painted for the 50th anniversary of the D-Day landings. If, as already suggested the unit flew in WWII they may have possibly flown an aircraft in the huge fly by that occured. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted April 18, 2008 Share Posted April 18, 2008 That would have been my guess, every year its a big thing to refly the Normandy invasion (in Normandy that is) and maybe they went the extra mile and put the invasion stripes on it. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted April 19, 2008 Author Share Posted April 19, 2008 The pic was taken last week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 The aircraft was 90-1794 Mansfield OH ANG. It was painted to resemble P51D\'s of 363 FS with D-Day invasion stripes. It commerates the 60th Anniversary of the 179AW Mansfield OH ANG which was the parent unit, years ago, of the 363 FS. 179AW has been BRAC\'d and will lose its Herks and is hoping to get C-27\'s. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C130H2FE Posted April 22, 2008 Share Posted April 22, 2008 We had the plane on our ramp a couple of weeks ago. It is a great paint job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted April 23, 2008 Author Share Posted April 23, 2008 Anyone have a better picture of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fräulein Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 Wow - er..a little late to the party but..this may sound odd if you have not figured out the mystery stripes. In Iron Man there is a c130 similar to that. The stripes are what caught my eye. Could that be a pic of the one used in the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skip Davenport Posted May 16, 2008 Share Posted May 16, 2008 I like your coffie mug -- know where I can order one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergF Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 (edited) This is off of www.mybombshells.com under the "Thnunder Over Michigan" album. Browse the site. It's pretty awesome. Edited August 16, 2009 by SergF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergF Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 This is off of www.mybombshells.com under the "Thnunder Over Michigan" album. Browse the site. It's pretty awesome. Here is the photo. It didn't make it last time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Do you have a larger version? It would be a great photo of the week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SergF Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Sorry Casey. I think you would have to buy it from that site to get a bigger one. I tried to stretch it for my desktop, but it looked like crap. I had to center it. I'll write in and see if I can get one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 http://www.airliners.net/search/photo.search?regsearch=90-1794&distinct_entry=true It's from Mansfield. 90-1794. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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