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Hey Bob your post caused an odd thought to float up to the top, that begs for an answer....several years ago an early H2 model, I think a 79 model, landed at Dobbins. I went out to greet the CC and noticed it didn't have SKE and a few other late model mods. I ask the CC where they were from ( maybe Alabama,don't remember) but he said they flew support for ANG fighter units. Is this what the OSA Herks are used for and what happened to the H that landed at the DARB... did it get sucked into the" I want all the newer H's for the active duty" thing ? It was not an ex rescue/weather bird. Thanks Bill

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Those 79 models, 8 of them were the original Jackson MS 183TAS birds, they were repalced by 141's and went to 130AS Charleston WV.

When Charleston got new H's the 8 were scattered about different Guard units hauling trash as OSA Operational Support Aircraft. In 2000, when NV ANG ran a campaign to get rid of their E models, they rounded up the 8 79 models and gave them to the 192AS at Reno.

Bob

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Thanks Bob. Nice to know. Funny thing about the 183TAS, we (Dobbins) were on rotation with them on their last Panama Rote and I had consigned a bunch of C-130 stuff from the Lockheed gift shop to take down and sell, well wouldn't you know it they were getting 141's and didn't want no stinkin' C-130 stuff, ha ha . The next group behind us sure wanted that 130 stuff!. It was one of many fun rotes to Panama. Bill :)

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