wysongj Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 I was just curious what happened to all the C-130s that were assigned to Elmendorf AFB when they got C-17s? I would think they would stay with PACAF and go to Yokota, but I\'m not sure. Anyone know? I ended up doing a good bit of work on those bird in Afghanistan in 2005, but didn\'t enjoy it at all. They were pig compared to the ANG Herks. Thanks in advance, Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted May 12, 2008 Share Posted May 12, 2008 14 went to Yokota and 4 to Dyess. bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 I was in the 17TAS at Elmendorf in 1975 when we received thoes E models. We thought we were in hog heaven. The old A model was a good herk but we were glad for the change. Charles Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bischoffm Posted May 14, 2008 Share Posted May 14, 2008 Charles, Elmendorf had H1\'s when the took them away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Charles, I was stationed at Dyess when we started receiving the then-new H1\'s back in 1974. I was on a crew that ferried an E-model to Elmendorf & on the way up there, we started having pressurization problems. Anyway, to make a long story short, when we landed & parked, the loadmaster opened the ramp & door & frozen toilet paper & towels fell out. They wouldn\'t accept the airplane until the ramp seals were replaced. Kind of ironic -- some of those H-models are back at Dyess again. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cfisher Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 I Left Elemendorf in Aug 1977 and was assigned to Tinker AFB OK for about two weeks to process out and retire. When i left Alaska we were flying the E model. Don ihad a good friend at Dayess. His name was Dwight Wilkerson. We was at Sewart AFB Tenn. and nearly three years at Clark PI. You probley knew him . Charles Fisher Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GVS Posted May 18, 2008 Share Posted May 18, 2008 Knew Willie at Evreux. Great engineer,great guy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted May 19, 2008 Share Posted May 19, 2008 Charles, I knew Dwight quite well. He was an \"old head\" back when I arrived at Dyess my first time in the mid-70\'s. Don R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMarden Posted July 1, 2008 Share Posted July 1, 2008 Does anyone know what happened to 64-0534, the fuselage of which used to be in instructional use at Elmendorf, marked as 1685 I think? Last report I had of it was in June 99. Regards, Andy Marden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 It was scrapped and if anyone has any pictures of it, I love to see them. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMarden Posted July 2, 2008 Share Posted July 2, 2008 Thanks Bob, Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted July 3, 2008 Share Posted July 3, 2008 If it is the same aircraft I think you are refering to we (CLSS) used it to repair an Elmendorf bird when it hit a snow bank and collapsed the NLG. We also used the lower forward fuselage section structure (FS 245 to about FS 400) to repair a Yokota bird that had a nose wheel tire depart the aircraft and mess up the belly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CajunCrewChief Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The yokota bird would have been 63-7837---rt nlg tire departed the aircraft during a touch and go at NAS Atsugi back in 1999. What a mess! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 It was 0534 Sonny. I helped take the DVS tub off of it so they could use it to add SCNS to the ex-navy LC Ski birds. It was a bitch getting it out. They were generous with the use of sealant. Once we got as much sealant cut as possible, we used my Toyota jack between the upper cap and the tub to POP it out! Tiny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1685FCC Posted July 12, 2008 Share Posted July 12, 2008 I think the Alaska Bird that hit the snow burm was 74-1660? This all happened before I got up there in 2002. DaveB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yep, 1660, I still have pictures of it. Mike Bischoff did alot of research in the drawings to help get the parts needed to fix it, and I helped where I could, but I\'m just a pointy head. [img size=1024]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/moving_day10.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 1660 inside the hell hole where the NLG ended up [img size=1024]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/PIC00018.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Dan Spears getting ready to tow her [img size=1024]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/moving_day13.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Yeah, That was a fun job...100 days TDY there to put it back together. All off-base too. We made good mney but most of us spent it on taking in all of Alaska we could. I wonder what Dan is up to these days? Tiny, I think you were working out some ADI issue when we were putting 1660 back together. Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Good pics. thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1685FCC Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Thanks Tiny for the pics! That is the first time I\'ve seen the damage and it was more then I thought. DaveB) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted July 18, 2008 Share Posted July 18, 2008 No problem, I had more but can\'t find them. We shot one higher into the hell hole, and you could see the tires where the floor was. The HF radios had the control cables jambed into the flight deck floor. You can\'t see them very well in the picture, but they probably couldn\'t have moved them very much, if they even had time to try. After they put the nose on the trailer, they used ice chocks on one main to make any significant turns on the way to the hangar. Here\'s one more from inside the NLG area. [img size=1024]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/PIC00009.JPG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pgernon Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 I was handed the keys as the DCC after she was put back together. She flew good for me but was always slow after the accident. Paul [img size=752]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/Me_and_1660_at_Wake_Jan2001.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mongo Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 Hey Tiny, what happened to your girlfreind? traded for a beer?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted July 21, 2008 Share Posted July 21, 2008 I have a ton of pictures stashed somewhere when we rebuilt the nose wheel well. I will try and dig them up. Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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