bobdaley Posted August 15, 2008 Share Posted August 15, 2008 Hi I was looking at Google Earth and saw 3 Herks being scrapped up at the North End of the Base. Anyone know which ones they are? Thanks Bob Have they got any new ones to replace them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted August 19, 2008 Share Posted August 19, 2008 How old was the imagry Bob? (unless you pay the five bills for pro its probably kinda old) I know they scrapped at least one in 00 or 01. Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 There was one old bird that we cut up and converted into a ground trainer. I think soimetime before that there was an A model that was scrapped. If you look just past the other end of the runway there is an old A model (I think it is still there) that was in pretty good shape for being exposed to the elements. Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share Posted August 20, 2008 Dan, Yes it could be old. Sonny the two at the other end are A model 53-3131 in good shape and a B 58-0727 used for Aeromed training. I know that 54-1621 was scrapped 56-0469 is a gunner trainer at Hurlburt 57-0489 is a Load tainer at Fort Lee 61-2364 and 62-1794 were sent to Goodfellow as trainers 64-0500 was sold as scrap 64-0557 was sunk for divers. and I was wondering if any of the other 20 Herks they had were disposed of? Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Wilson Posted August 23, 2008 Share Posted August 23, 2008 Bob, like I said, in 00 or 01 alot of our guys from Albatraz (550th) took a road trip to Shepard to gut one of the planes they were scrapping for parts but I don\'t remember if it was a E or and old HC/variant but gut her they did. Wish I could remember more specifics for you but lots of spots of my memory has embolized away (man that really is maddening too). Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 24, 2008 Author Share Posted August 24, 2008 Dan I am pretty sure that was 64-0500 the test bed for a lot of MC130 stuff. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 64-0500 was at one time intended to be a testbed for some MC-130 modification concepts, but for the most part was used for other programs. The Dual Nav station was installed like the Talon 1s, but the Talon TF radar was never installed. Quiet Knight testing was as close to a Talon program as it got. Mostly was used for Senior Scout, and other misc. projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEFEGeorge Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Had 500 at EDF when I arrived, 5/82, but lost it not long after. Rumors was that after some mods, it was taking a vacation in Central America. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lownslow Posted August 25, 2008 Share Posted August 25, 2008 Yep, 0500 used to be the old Big Safari test bed had a big D4 on the tail. Lots of Senior Scout time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agarrett Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 TalonOneTF wrote: 64-0500 was at one time intended to be a testbed for some MC-130 modification concepts, but for the most part was used for other programs. The Dual Nav station was installed like the Talon 1s, but the Talon TF radar was never installed. Quiet Knight testing was as close to a Talon program as it got. Mostly was used for Senior Scout, and other misc. projects. It also had the 94pnd flt deck AC, bleed air regulators, divider valve, APU with generator, ATM generator, -15s, and 90kva generators. When I heard it was going to Sheppard I tried to get the folks here at Hurbie to keep it or trade 7898 for it. Nope. 99 was when I flew a few sorties on it out of Eglin. Was 4 for 4 on time. I thought it was a good plane in spite of it sitting at Waco for many months before I flew on it. TalonOneTF, do you know if it had a SOF center wing box? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted August 26, 2008 Share Posted August 26, 2008 To the best of my knowledge, it did not get a new center wing. Last I heard, there were lots of corrosion problems on the airframe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Here it is D4 at Ontario [img size=768]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/3984.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 26, 2008 Author Share Posted August 26, 2008 Here it is in a scrap yard in Oklahoma [img size=640]http://herkybirds.com/images/fbfiles/images/3984B.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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