bobdaley Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The last post about Goodfellow made me think about Sheppard. Here is a rundown on what I had about Sheppard, Any corrections or updates would be appreciated. Former Sheppard Herks 54-1621 Scrapped, 56-0469 Gun trainer at Hurlburt, 57-0489 LM trainer at Ft Lee VA, 58-0727 Aeromed Trainer at Camp Bullis TX, 61-2364 Fire Dept Trainer at Goodfellow AFB, 64-0500 Scrapped, 64-0557 sunk at Clute TX for divers. 62-1794 was supposed to go to Goodfellow AFB but I have not heard. New aircraft at Sheppard 61-2370, 61-2372, 63-9812, 64-0520 Aeromed trainer, over by the terminal 53-3131 Fueling trainers, 57-0471, 57-0486, 62-1807 (1807?) Crew Chief trainers 62-1795, 63-7768, 63-7813, 63-7838, 63-7849, 64-0542, 64-17680 Avionics trainers 61-2361, 61-2371, 62-1790, 62-1812, 72-1298 (1298 was also reported as dumped) Specialist trainers not complete inside hangars 63-7779 (engines) 64-0535 (electrical) I think Shepard has more Herks than most Air Forces. Thanks again for any help. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoenL Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 Bob, Not sure if this helps but these were reported at Sheppard in an aircraft spotting log from November: C-130A 57-0471 ST USAF read as 57-461 C-130D 57-0486 ST USAF C-130E 61-2361 USAF C-130E 61-2370 (314AW) USAF C-130E 61-2371 USAF C-130E 62-1790 USAF C-130E 62-1795 USAF C-130E 62-1807 ST USAF C-130E 62-1812 USAF C-130E 63-7768 USAF C-130E (63-7779) TO001 USAF no tail C-130E 63-7813 USAF C-130E 63-7838 USAF C-130E 63-7849 USAF C-130E 64-0535 USAF C-130E 64-0542 USAF C-130E 64-17680 USAF And in a compound near the 80th FTW: C-130E 61-2372 (314AW) USAF C-130E 63-9812 (314AW) USAF C-130E 64-0520 (314AW) USAF Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Koen That covers all I had except 53-3131 that was still located in the Aeromed training area near the civilian terminal last year, 62-1794 which was rumored to have gone to Goodfellow, and 72-1298 that had one report as "on the dump". I wonder if the spotter got to the Aeromed area or down by the old Christmas tree area at the NW approach end where the dump is? Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KoenL Posted January 13, 2011 Share Posted January 13, 2011 Here's the log. http://forum.scramble.nl/viewtopic.php?f=46&t=69117&p=458430&hilit=sheppard#p458430 He doesn't mention the dump in it and when I visited the base in 2005 I didn't get shown the Aeromed area either, though I did look at the dump. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinyclark Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Bob, I see 3 aircraft in that area south of the airport on google earth, is that what you are talking about? I may be able to have someone check the numbers in a few weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted January 14, 2011 Author Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hi Tiny The Google Earth picture is old. Last I heard the gray wingless B 58-0727 and the gray KC-135 were moved to Camp Bullis. I think the Camo A 53-3131 is still there. I'd appreciate it if someone can check on it. Also if anyone can get a few pics of 63-9812 that they said is stored in a compound near the 80 FTW it would be helpful. Thanks Bob Here is a pic I took of 3131 at SPS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonnyJ Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I liked it better when it was unpainted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmac_Project Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 I wonder why 53-3131 isn't on its way to a museum instead of being used as a trainer. I would think that it being a rare Roman Nosed Herc that it should be in a museum. We have plenty of C-130E's sitting in the bone yard that could relieve it as a trainer. Engine Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Wilkinson Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Hello Bob, I and a few others from my maintenance group just visited Sheppard a couple of days ago. The three birds over by the 80th FTW area now are 63-7768, 63-7813, and 63-7849. All three aircraft are slated to be scrapped in the coming months. We were inspecting 7849 to see if we wanted it to convert as an aeromed trainer. She is in great shape, obviously well taken care of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lkuest Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 I hope 7849 doesn't get tossed away as scrap. I took that plane to McChord in 2003 as part of the 29th, and it was solid flier then. I believe it retired not too long after that trip. The plane itself came from the 53rd before it went to Sheppard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted January 15, 2011 Author Share Posted January 15, 2011 3131 was the second production A model, 3129 The first Lady at Eglin Museum, 3130 was broken up for ground tests and never flew.There are no Roman nosed A's preserved that I know of. I always wondered why Active Duty bases like Travis, Charleston and McGuire that had 130 sqdns based there never preserved one in their museums, air parks. My guess a big MAC little MAC thing. I am sure Langley didn't want one, doesn't fit the fighter mafia image. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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