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    JFK Assination

    in General

    Posted

    I was at the same base as Spectre623, wing walking 56468 to the wash rack when the man on brakes hollered out thet the President had been shot. A few minutes lated he said he had died.

    We were told to secure the plane and go to the barricks. I am thinking this was on a Friday cause we didn't go back to work till Monday.

    Now if only I could remember what I had for dinner yesterday!

    C-130 related acronyms

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    "T Handle - Fire warning control devices (shaped like the letter T) located in the cockpit. Each engine had one handle. in the event of an engine fire, the T Handle for the affected engine would flash red lights. Pulling the handle would discharge fire extinguishers in the affected engine and would shut down the engine and feather the prop. (TMI?)"

    Could be my CRS again, but I am thinking pulling the "T" handle would position all the fire extingusher valves to that engine,

    Shut off all systems to that engine, feather the prop, but a button had to be pushed before the fire extinusher bottle would be

    activated. ???

    Program I watched

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    Last night I watched on the Smithstoinian Channel about the C-5 M.

    It was interesting to me because I worked on 25 of the first 27 at Lockheed.

    Next Tuesday at 10:00 pm they will have a program about the C 130. That will be Oct. 8 at 10:pm.

    If anyone is interested.

    Just FYI.

    Mystery Hum

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    Maybe the T-56 equipped aircraft at Lockheed MX are out for a test flight.

    That could be, I only live about 10 minuets from there by air.

    I have in the past seen and heard some of their planes fly over my area.

    Finally, I'm a Vietnam Vet !

    in VA Benefits

    Posted

    I didn't hav any medals on my DD214. When I sent in my orders that I was in VN (BOG) I recieved a letter telling me of all the medals I was qualified for .I still havn't tried to get any of the medals.

    My wife wants me to get them, I guess so she can pin them on my flag when I die.

    Guess I need to find all my papers and go over them again. I havent been concerned at all about the medals or Viet Vet status.

    Mystery Hum

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    I first heard it when I was 21. Just a few months after I got out of the AF.

    I still hear it and have told some friends and my wife. The hum I hear don't sound like the sampels on the link.

    More like a C-130 running off in the distance.

    Mystery Hum

    in C-130 General

    Posted

    http://search.yahoo.com/r/_ylt=A0oG7hIg4vJRzjgAdoFXNyoA;_ylu=X3oDMTEzdWJ0aG9nBHNlYwNzcgRwb3MDMQRjb2xvA2FjMgR2dGlkA01TWTAwMl8x/SIG=13cqciab5/EXP=1374900896/**http%3a//ca.news.yahoo.com/mysterious-hum-driving-people-around-world-crazy-115259328.html

    LTV Electrosystems got a trial contract at Donaldson Center in Greenville Sc. In 67 to IRAN C-130,s.

    I got a job in QC. in April 67.

    I live about 45 miles away from there.

    One night with my bedroom window open I thought I heard a C-130 engine running.I knew it wasn't but I ask the next day and none had been run. Even if there was there is no way I could have heard it this far away.

    Since then I have heard them on many occasions and in the last few years I have heard that Hum more often.

    I have got to ask has anyone else heard this Hum???

    My wife says I am crazy, maybe so.

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