Sonny Posted June 22, 2011 Share Posted June 22, 2011 Dutch, I got to Naha May, 1967 and it was still TCS and TCW. I believe it was August 1, 1967 when it changed over to TAS and TAW. Sonny Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edlmann Posted March 14, 2017 Share Posted March 14, 2017 On 12/3/2010 at 0:01 PM, DustyRhodes said: I can't recall when the tail codes were started either, but it must have been late '67 or early '68. I've seen a photo of an A model from the 21st, with tail code YD, making a drop at Khe Sanh in 1968. Our aircaft at Nha Trang didn't have anything ('67-'70). By the time I left Nha Trang and went to CCK in 1970 the acft there already had them. Here's a Blind Bat bird on the ramp at Ubon in 1/70: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SamMcGowan Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 On 3/16/2011 at 6:53 AM, Sonny said: When I got to Naha in May 1967 all of the 21st birds (except "E" Flight) had the YD tail code on them. Sonny No, they didn't Sonny. I took this picture at CRB around May-June 1967 - no tail code. I don't recall ever seeing an airplane with a tail code at Naha - I left in July 1967. However, Gary Peters sent me some pictures he took on COMMANDO LAVA in July and his wingman has brand new paint with a tail code. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Sonny, you must have been seeing things!! It's kind of odd that so many of us remember things that we obviously didn't see. When I was at CCK, we had several planes return from IRAN with brand new paint,also without tail codes etc. But within a few days they had their tail letters and numbers on them. Sam, you have to agree that almost everything changed -- almost daily, in PACAF. I was stationed in PACAF for 33 months straight and I saw it personally. Also, while I am at it, even though flight crews may have been assigned to squadrons and flew all planes of all squadrons, us crew chiefs/maint. guys worked on our assigned planes or planes assigned to our squadrons. There, I got that off my chest. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonny Posted April 9, 2018 Share Posted April 9, 2018 Sorry Sam, but I have to disagree with you on this one. I went right to the flight line when I arrived at Naha and the aircraft had tail codes in the 21st. I can't speak for the other 3 squadrons. There may still have been some without tail codes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
38 tas Forbes tail numbers Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Looking for tail numbers on c-130e from Forbes afb. I originally was from 38 tas in early 70 but then I believe we became 48 tas sometime in 71. Looking to model a bird from the 38th. believe they were built in the 60’s but can’t remember any tail numbers thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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