Dutch Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 I found this picture in and old magizene, "Wing" Dec 1988 issue. I have kept because I was stationed there in 1970-1971 time frame. Hope it is of interest to some of you. Sorry to be so late with it have had scanner trouble.:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plaprad Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Man, the 123's sure got lucky. Any idea what tails those two are? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 55-0009 and 62-1815 Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted September 15, 2009 Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dutch, That's a great picture that verifies where 1815 was parked. Do you have any other shots from the magazine that you can post? Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dutch, That's a great picture that verifies where 1815 was parked. Do you have any other shots from the magazine that you can post? Ray None of the C-130's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted September 15, 2009 Author Share Posted September 15, 2009 Dutch, That's a great picture that verifies where 1815 was parked. Do you have any other shots from the magazine that you can post? Ray None of C-130's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleagle Posted September 16, 2009 Share Posted September 16, 2009 Wow! 16 F-4's and 2 Herks....dang! During my training days (tech school) into the skycops (1979) we had a few instructors that had background in the Air Police, they'd talk a bit about their experiences - but not much. The flight I was on was accused one night of swiping an F-4 drag chute - we'd found the thing sitting on the "15 in 5" road off one end of the runway. Another day I got to watch a Turkish F-100 go off roading (off the end of the runway) and out to the base golf course. The "old heads" those days kept the CCR playing and beer flowing on break days, quite the inspiration! Anybody out there remember "Toga I" at the "Lick"? Seems folks in the leadership realm decided a blowout, some OJT for us snot-nosed buggers on bat-hanging & crud was in order. Only thing I saw years later that almost reached the intensity of Toga I (and later that year Toga II) was a trash-haulers ball the squadron held (I retrained to LM - shoulda' done it sooner!) Fleagle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 Dutch, thanks for that picture. It brought back some not so fond memories. If you look at the top left of the picture there is another Herk. The attached pictures are of this aircraft. I was the 3rd wiper on this plane the night w were hit. I have added a few extra pics. scan0001 - tent we stayed in scan0004 - The bunker we spent the night in Scan0005 - The minefield near our tent scan0006 - Guard Tower near our tent Scan0008 - A barracks that was destroyed by a rocket scan0009 - Rocket hole near the command center Scan0016 - another view of my wing tip scan0022 - Puff on ramp scan0028 - Revetments before the attack 62-1815 - Me standing near the damaged wing 62-1815(F4) - the F4 that was hit that started my plane on fire. we were flying the Cricket day mission and were going to rotate back to CCK AB in a few dys. After the planes were destroyed they moved the ABCCC missions to Udorn with the other ABCCC aircraft already there. After looking at the pictures I realize how small the ramp was. Once again thanks for the reminder. Wil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wil Sanchez Posted September 18, 2009 Share Posted September 18, 2009 here is the rest of the pictures Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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