polcat Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 We just delivered 63-7848 to AMARG. Afterwards, we received a pretty cool tour of the boneyard. There is what appears to be a MC-130E with Idaho ANG markings on it. Does anyone have any info? Sorry, no tail number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 I believe that at one point, ID ANG was going to de-modify the planes...they were at Boise for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mt.crewchief Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 We just delivered 63-7848 to AMARG. Afterwards, we received a pretty cool tour of the boneyard. There is what appears to be a MC-130E with Idaho ANG markings on it. Does anyone have any info? Sorry, no tail number. polcat, Did you happen to see 62-1804 while you were there?? She was delivered not too long ago from Little Rock and I always wonder if that is her final resting place. ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackmac_Project Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 We just delivered 63-7848 to AMARG. Afterwards, we received a pretty cool tour of the boneyard. There is what appears to be a MC-130E with Idaho ANG markings on it. Does anyone have any info? Sorry, no tail number. That would be Tripple Nickle 64-0555.Apparently put into retirement with a fresh paint job. Engine Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polcat Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 I don't recall seeing 1804 or any specific herk. That was thing that was interesting about 0555, the paint looked brand new. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 62-1804 is in AMARG, Here is a pic from Wombat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 The 4 MC-130E's at Boise were propsed to be modified for another mission, I'll try to find my notes on them Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 Found it. The ANG was proposing to convert the 4 MC-130E's into RC-130E's and make them dedicated aircraft for carrying Senior Scout and Senior Hunter capsules and other roll off, roll on Intellegence, Surveillance and Reconnaisance (ISR) mission capsules. Also probably primarily, a jobs replacement plan for the closed 189AS at Boise. They did not get the money so three wemt to AMARG and one on display at Hurbie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
polcat Posted August 14, 2011 Author Share Posted August 14, 2011 Would've been a good alternative to being BRAC'd other than the high-demand, low-density nature of the Senior Scout mission. Besides, there are other units that take up that mission anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
US Herk Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Would've been a good alternative to being BRAC'd other than the high-demand, low-density nature of the Senior Scout mission. Besides, there are other units that take up that mission anyway. A huge waste of money de-modding from Combat Talon config....rather them set in the desert...at least we can dream of them being reactivated... ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmbanks Posted September 19, 2011 Share Posted September 19, 2011 (edited) I was a loadmaster in Boise from the time we received our first E-Models to the time we were closed in 2009. You are exactly right Bob, however the remod was stopped by a 4 star that had flown the airplanes in the past and didn't want to spend the money do the mod on such old airplanes in his opinon. I flew 2 of these airplanes back from Riverside, Ca where they were being kept in flyable storage. Edited September 27, 2011 by jmbanks grammar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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