RZHill Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Yeh one trip I missed, I was on Bradley's s%$t list at the time, about the only trip I missed tho. RZ Hill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Hey Dave have you gone "postal " yet RZ Hill No, but the day ain't over yet! RZ, you had lots of hours on all the Charlie West birds. How'd you ever get all those hours one weekend a month and two weeks a year?:eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StovetopNav Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 FYI, 1787 will most likely be one of the last E's to retire, probably NET 2013...so she still has a ways to go. Will most likely finish out her time in the AD FTU. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave in WV Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 IIRC 1787 was the plane I was on when the AC decided to land with a thunder storm over the airfield. The scavenge flow lights and the fuel low pressure warning lights came on for engines 3&4 when we dropped 50' on final. A cross wind gust turned the plane about 40 degrees off heading when we dropped. I didn't think I'd ever get the seat cushion out of my butt. John, I bucked rivets for Dickie and Ron many times cleaning up the scab patches. Roger Young's bird (1824?) had a petrified snake under the cargo comp. floor. When we got the E model that had been shoved off the runway with a bull dozer it had a constant write up for excessive aileron trim required. We had a Lockheed tech rep at the time and he had the crew chief write down the numbers on each wing's placard. One wing was a B model wing that had the pylon tank bracket and plumbing added. It was cleared for a one time flight to depot for an outer wing change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RZHill Posted July 16, 2009 Share Posted July 16, 2009 No, but the day ain't over yet! RZ, you had lots of hours on all the Charlie West birds. How'd you ever get all those hours one weekend a month and two weeks a year?:eek: Smoke & Mirrors!!! RZ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Posted February 17, 2010 Share Posted February 17, 2010 The plane trued out at 310 and the pressurization is the best I have seen. I'm very honored to have flown on this Herk! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ILM776 Posted February 27, 2010 Share Posted February 27, 2010 Another An Loc bird that at the Rock now is 7897 which is assigned to the 62nd AS... If the number doesn't ring a bell, it made the first airdrop at An Loc on April 15, 1972... By the way, it scored a goal at the soccer field (Drop Zone)... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wukong Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 "Buddha" Caldwell was an O-6 Operations Officer for the 316 TAG at Yokota in the late 80's. I had several conversations with him while I was the MACLO for the III MEF. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbsoto Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 "Buddha" Caldwell was an O-6 Operations Officer for the 316 TAG at Yokota in the late 80's. I had several conversations with him while I was the MACLO for the III MEF. He was my CO in the 62nd in '84. Don't remember when he left. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Railrunner130 Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 I pretty much flew the same tails for both Initial/Mission Quals and Instructor school. 7897 (Initial) and 1787 (Instructor) were two that I flew quite frequently. It sucks that they don't tell you this stuff (maybe it's for the best) before you go flying on them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
154load Posted February 28, 2010 Share Posted February 28, 2010 1787 is gone from the Arkansas Guard now. It went to the 19 AW and has been parked on the 61st ramp since we got rid of it. So far they have left the nose art on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
154load Posted April 23, 2010 Share Posted April 23, 2010 TTT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SamMcGowan Posted August 25, 2010 Author Share Posted August 25, 2010 Sam, could you post the "Tennessee Loadmaster" article that you wrote many years ago about our friend Charlie Schaub. There are a lot of new folks here who could be inspired by that great hero's story. Thanks Muff Muff, I somehow missed your post. The story is at www.sammcgowan.com/shaub.html. By the way, I'm not sure if it is working out or not, but a few months ago I was working with the Wings Over Houston air show people and the folks at Little Rock to have that airplane brought to Houston for this years event - October 23-24. Attendees at the TCTAA convention are planning to go up to see the show on Saturday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted August 26, 2014 Share Posted August 26, 2014 Spare 617 has gone to the USAF Museum. I just posted the link in the News Forum. Col. William Cauldwell was at the ceremony welcoming Spare 617 to the USAF Museum. http://www.historynet.com/storied-c-130e-goes-to-usaf-museum.htm I replaced Charley Shaub on Capt. Cauldwell's crew 1972. Flew with him for several months until he DEROSed out of CCK. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted September 8, 2016 Share Posted September 8, 2016 A brass plaque scheduled to go on the Air Force Academy AOG Unit/Mission Wall has a C-130 cast into it which carries the tail number of "Spare 617" -- 62-1787. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graywolf88 Posted September 25, 2016 Share Posted September 25, 2016 On the wall pictures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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