HighTide Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 of crewing the C-133 and the C-130???? I met a C-133 former CC while on Okinawa. This was as close as I ever came to the C-133. I don't remember the guy's name but he had several horror tales. HighTide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Wayne, after I left CCK, I went to Dover to work on C-133's. I was a crew chief on one of those hogs for about 2 or 3 months in the fall and winter of 1970! I wouldn't fly on one of them because I was ---I guess I would call it chicken to! Every time I went to work in the morning, and boarded that acft. I felt like I was walking into a barn! I could have gone to Turkey on my plane once but backed out. Why fly on something that was having belly-bands installed for a one-time flight to the "boneyard" I guess I should have gone as it made it over there and back!!! You didn't miss anything, Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donwon Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 We had a few A1C,s E-4 come to Sewart from Dover that were on the C-133. They crosstrained to the 130. Some seemed to be pretty good people while others were but holes. They came to Sewart while we went to SEA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Worked on those dogs in 1968 to late 1970 at Kadana in the 603rd. MASS. Ihated them acft. They all ways had a book of write-ups. They were real dogs. I put back in for pope as soon as I could to get back to the herky`s I get a sick felling when I see a picture of a C-133 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch Posted February 21, 2010 Share Posted February 21, 2010 Wayne, after I left CCK, I went to Dover to work on C-133's. I was a crew chief on one of those hogs for about 2 or 3 months in the fall and winter of 1970! Ken I was stationed there then and was the safety superviser. We may know each other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Frank, I can't place your name right now, but I tried to keep a low profile! I kinda went hog-wild downtown (mostly at GG's) and Rehoboth Beach, and wasn't exactly the model Airman!!! I did get promoted to SSGT while there, but got out mostly due to having to work on those hogs!! Also, after being overseas (Naha & CCK), I just couldn't get used to all of the rules and regulations & alerts etc. Some of my best friends were John Eggers, Terry Walden (my roomate) Rudy Rossen, Larry Hinch, and the rest of the names I can't remember right now! Do you remember any of those guys? Also, we had two Chiefs in the squadron do you remember their names? Also a maint. officer that drove a Jaguar! If you have any pics of those days at Dover, I would like to see them if possible. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HighTide Posted February 22, 2010 Author Share Posted February 22, 2010 Ken, maybe it was you I talked to at Naha, LOL HighTide Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xzoomie32065 Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I left Mactan and went to Travis in Nov 1966. For a loadmaster the C-133 was a much more difficult aircraft to load, long math no slipstick, but was more comfortable when flying. The loadmaster had his own bed downstairs in the nose. Also MAC per diem and crew rest was much better than TAC"s or PACAF's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 Ken, maybe it was you I talked to at Naha, LOL HighTide Wayne, Nope I wasn't the one. Naha was my first tour--Dover was my last!!! Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 I had the unfortunate opportunity to work on the 133s at Travis for a few months in 1971. I was able to escape by working in maintenance control until I could get orders for Udorn. Life got much better in ABCCC. Ray Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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