Spectre623 Posted November 7, 2013 Share Posted November 7, 2013 Tonight Thurs 11/7/13 Weather Channel says the worlds strongest typhoon is headed for the P.I. Predicted winds from 190 to 230 MPH. Looks like it will hit Cebu City but miss Angelese City. All us old P.I. Herk guys need to pray for them. There are about 3000 ex GIs living in the PI but about 58 million total people live in the PI. I remember typhoon bug outs but this looks like the macdaddy of all time. Bill Clark AB 69-70 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC10FE Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Bill, I have quite a few Filipino friends that I flew with in Angola when I was with Transafrik. I've tried to contact some of them, but with no luck. I wonder if they're doing anything to protect the C-130's at Mactan? Don R. Clark AB 1965-1967 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 8, 2013 Share Posted November 8, 2013 Anybody remember the monsoons that hit the PI the end of July, ( I think), '72????? Hauled relief supplies in, maybe to Clark, but for some reason my feeble mid says somewhere else,,,where we parked to off-load, the water was almost to the forst step of the crew entrance door. I know I was wet to my knees.........The 36th, maybe others as well, got a Phillipine Presidential Unit Citation for the effort. I kept lookin' for the big boat with all the animals!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Just saw some coverage of the aftermath of this monster storm, and guess what, there was the Old Girl bringin' in supplies and taking injured out..........Just like so many times before, she comes through again!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Efltnor Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Giz I was at CCK in 72 and remember the relief efforts. If I remember correctly, Luzon got a months worth of rain in 3-4 days, resulting in the massive flooding. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeyglenn Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Yep, I remember that well, the 50th got the Phillipine Presidential Citation out of that typhoon relif effort. By the way did you handg at the Tumble Inn at CCK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Giz I was at CCK in 72 and remember the relief efforts. If I remember correctly, Luzon got a months worth of rain in 3-4 days, resulting in the massive flooding. yep, that be the one. We were at CCK and I don't know what all was in our load, five pallets worth if I remember. It was more like the island sank than rain came down......... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Yep, I remember that well, the 50th got the Phillipine Presidential Citation out of that typhoon relif effort. By the way did you handg at the Tumble Inn at CCK? I think I will exercise my fifth amendment rights on that one. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeyglenn Posted November 9, 2013 Share Posted November 9, 2013 Well Giz, I can't take the 5th, I been facing the same situation for over 40 years, course around here I have a reprobate named Arne, and a get a few phone calls from an old Engineer named B. Bottoms course to be an enlisted crew member, on a C-130 or just about any other aircraft, one of the first requirements was to be some what of a reprobate!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizzard Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Well Giz, I can't take the 5th, I been facing the same situation for over 40 years, course around here I have a reprobate named Arne, and a get a few phone calls from an old Engineer named B. Bottoms course to be an enlisted crew member, on a C-130 or just about any other aircraft, one of the first requirements was to be some what of a reprobate!! If you weren't one before, you would become one real quick!!!!!!!!!!! There WAS an image to maintain, you understand....I cannot imagine how it would have been had we had female crew members back in the day!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whiskeyglenn Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Giz I ended going to Clark after CCK, pulling an accompied tour, the house where I lived was right the corner from the corner from the 4 Aces and Silver Peso. Flying with Lady Loads and Engineers came for me after I went back to C-141s. The guy who goes by the handle Efltnor, said his name is Tom, I only knew one guy named Tom ole Lurch Warya. who was a Crew Chief, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre623 Posted November 10, 2013 Author Share Posted November 10, 2013 Weather channel reports over10,000 dead in the Philipines...so sad. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Best I can figure PI had 3 flyable herks 4704 and 4726 H models, and 3633 a B. All based at Mactan, Cebu. They had 2 pretty well stripped and parked in the grass at Mactan 58-0738 (3535) or 58-0753 (3552) B's and 4512 an L100. They also had 2 mostly complete 58-0747 (3545) a B and 3946 an L100. Also at Mactan out on the ramp. All the rest , 9 Herks, were sold, scrapped or crashed. It looks like the storm went right over Mactan, so the ones caught on the ramp may be in worse shape. If anyone gets to Mactan, could they give us an update. Thanks Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Efltnor Posted November 10, 2013 Share Posted November 10, 2013 Whisheyglenn I was in E Flight with "Lurch" Tom Warya at CCK and Clark AB. I was asst. crew chief on 64-0497. Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdaley Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Saw on TV that PI AF was using Mactan to get supplies into the damaged areas. Mactan must not have got hurt too bad. Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fräulein Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Finally was able to reach my dad. He said it was no big thing. It was like Irma in 74. Which took the roof off the house. Which was a 4. He said if you lived in Manila and north, it was just really windy and felt like a regular typhoon. Neighbors GI sheeting in your yard. Floods. Knee deep water at the bar. Same old. But down south is more of a mess than it was before the typhoon hit. If you are trying to reach friends or family, try facebook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
casey Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 Finally was able to reach my dad. He said it was no big thing. It was like Irma in 74. Which took the roof off the house. Which was a 4. Great news, glad to hear that he is okay. --Casey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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