Dutch

Thank for the info Greatdesires. Any more out there???

Ok Guys I am trying to compile an up to date list of C-130 Operating Units. Here is what I have so far. Please look it over and send me any corrections or additions. Thank in advance. "Dutch" [email protected] United States Air Force 1st SOS, 353rd SOG @ Kadena AB, Japan 2nd AS, 440th AW (AFRES) @ Pope AFB, NC 4th SOS, 1st SOW @ Hurlburt Field, FL 5th SOS, 919th SOW (AFRES) @ Eglin AFB, FL 7th SOS, 352nd SOG @ Mildenhall, UK 9th SOS, 1st SOW @ Eglin AFB, FL 14th WS, 57 W @ Hurlburt Field, FL 15th SOS, 1st SOW @ Hurlburt Field, FL 16th SOS, 27th SOG @ Cannon AFB, NM 17th SOS, 353rd SOG @ Kadena AB, Japan 19th SOS, 1st SOW @ Hurlburt Field, FL 20th SOS, 27th SOG @ Cannon AFB, NM 30th AS, 483rd AG @ Cheyenne, WY 36th AS, 374th AW @ Yokota AB, Japan 37th AS, 86th AW @ Ramstein AB, Germany 39th AS, 317th AG @ Dyess AFB, TX 39th RQS, 920th RQW (AFRES) @ Patrick AFB, FL 40th AS, 317th AG @ Dyess AFB, TX 40th FLTS, 46th TW @ Eglin AFB, FL 41st AS, 463rd AG @ Little Rock AFB, AR 41st ECS, 55th ECG @ Davis@Monthan AFB, AZ 42nd ECS, 55th ECG @ Davis@Monthan AFB, AZ 43rd ECS, 55th ECG @ Davis@Monthan AFB, AZ 48th AS, 314th AW @ Little Rock AFB, AR 50th AS, 463rd AG @ Little Rock AFB, AR 53rd AS, 314th AW @ Little Rock AFB, AR 53rd WRS, 403rd WG @ Keesler AFB, MS 61st AS, 463rd AG @ Little Rock AFB, AR 62nd AS, 314th AG @ Little Rock AFB, AR 67th SOS, 352nd SOG @ Mildenhall, UK 73rd SOS, 27th SOG @ Cannon AFB, NM 71st RQS, 347th RQW @ Moody AFB, GA 79th RQS, 347th RQW @ Davis Monthan AFB, AZ 95th AS, 440th AW (AFRES) @ Pope AFB, NC 96th AS, 934th AW (AFRES) @ Minneapolis, MN 328th AS, 914th AW (AFRES) @ Niagara Falls, NY 357th AS, 908th AW (AFRES) @ Maxwell AFB, Montgomery, AL 413th FLTS, 46th TW @ Hurlburt Field, FL 418th FLTS, 412th TW @ Edwards AFB, CA 550th SOS, 58th SOW @ Kirtland AFB, NM 551st SOS, 27th SOG @ Cannon AFB, NM 645th Material Squadron, Detachment 1, 46th OG @ Palmdale, CA 700th AS, 94th AW (AFRES) @ Dobbins Air Reserve Base, GA 711th SOS, 919th SOW (AFRES) @ Duke Field, Eglin AFB, FL 731st AS, 302nd AW (AFRES) @ Peterson AFB, CO 737th EAS @ Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait 738th EAS @ Ali Al Salem AB, Kuwait 745th EAS @ Al Udeid, Qatar 746th EAS @ Al Udeid, Qatar 747th EAS @ Al Udeid, Qatar 757th AS, 910th AW (AFRES) @ Youngstown, OH 758th AS, 911th AW (AFRES) @ Pittsburgh, PA 773rd AS, 910th AW (AFRES) @ Youngstown, OH 774th EAS @ Bagram AB, Afghanistan 777th EAS @ Ali AB, Iraq 815th AS, 403rd AW (AFRES) @ Keesler AFB, MS United States ANG) 102nd RQS, 106th RQW (NY ANG) @ Westhampton Beach, NY 105th AS, 118th AW (TN ANG) @ Nashville, TN 109th AS, 133rd AW (MN ANG) @ Minneapolis, MN 115th AS, 146th AW (CA ANG) @ Channel Islands ANGS, Port Hueneme, CA 130th RQS, 129th RQW (CA ANG) @ Moffett Field, CA 130th AS, 130th AW (WV ANG) @ Charleston, WV 135th AS, 175th W (MD ANG) @ Martin State AP, MD 139th AS, 109th AW (NY ANG) @ Scotia, NY 142nd AS, 166th AW (DE ANG) @ Wilmington, DE 143rd AS, 143rd AW (RI ANG) @ Quonset State AP, RI 144th AS, 176th W (AK ANG) @ Kulis ANGB, Anchorage, AK 154th TRS, 189th AW (AR ANG) @ Little Rock AFB, AR 156th AS, 145th AW (NC ANG) @ Charlotte, NC 158th AS, 165th AW (GA ANG) @ Savannah, GA 164th AS, 179th AW (OH ANG) @ Mansfield, OH 165th AS, 123rd AW (KY ANG) @ Louisville, KY 169th AS, 182nd AW (IL ANG) @ Peoria, IL 180th AS, 139th AW (MO ANG) @ Saint Joseph, MO 181st AS, 136th AW (TX ANG) @ Carswell AFB, TX 187th AS, 153rd AW (WY ANG) @ Cheyenne, WY 192nd AS, 152nd AW (NV ANG) @ Reno, NV 193rd SOS, SOW 193rd SOW (PA ANG) @ Harrisburg, PA 198th AS, 156th AW (PR ANG) @ Carolina, PR 210th RQS, 176th W (AK ANG) @ Kulis ANGB, Anchorage, AK 211th RQS, 176th W (AK ANG) @ Kulis ANGB, Anchorage, AK 212th RQS, 176th W (AK ANG) @ Kulis ANGB, Anchorage, AK Abbreviations used AB = Air Base AFB = Air Force Base AFRES = Air Force Reserve AG = Airlift Group ANG = Air National Guard ANGB = Air National Guard Base ANGS = Air National Guard Station AP = Airport AS = Airlift Squadron AW = Airlift Wing EAS = Expeditionary Airlift Squadron ECS = Electronic Combat Squadron ECG = Electronic Combat Group FLTS = Flight Test Squadron RQS = Rescue Squadron RQW = Rescue Wing SOG = Special Operations Group SOS = Special Operations Squadron SOW = Special Operations Wing TW = Test Wing W = Wing WG = Weather Group WRS = Weather Reconnaissance Squadron WS = Weapons Squadron

They hit about 10 to 15 OV-10A's and O-2A's of the 20th TASS @ Da Nang AB, RVN in 1971.

Thanks for the input Tom C. We were on Guam at the same time, I was in the 79th ARRS.

Thanks Sam and Bob.

Fritz, Should have ask before but are there any more of the old bids flying that you know of ? By tail number if you will. Thanks in advance.

Fritz who does she fly for now?

Help, What happened to C-130A 56-0502? From 3 different sources I have found 3 different stories. 1st is from Lars Olausson’ s book which say it Crashed on take-off from Chu Lai, South Vietnam on 8 Dec 1965. Then I have a source that say it Crash landed in bad weather at An Khe, South Vietnam on 8 Dec 1965 and last one I have says it was shot down near An Khe, South Vietnam. So does any one know for sure just what just did happened to this aircraft? Thanks in advance for any and all help.

The orders that I have are dated 3 Dec 1963 and show Edward King as the crew chief. So I guess its take your pick.

The there was no C-130A number 57-0566, last A model was RC-130A 57-0524. Lars Olausson production list does not show any C-130 with that tail number. Joe Baugher's pages show that 57-0566 was to have been a F-104C but was cancelled.

It is not so surprizing for me any way. I have said before for all of the troops here to keep every piece of paper work they are offed. Never can tell when it will come in handy. I started doing this early in my career when told to do so by an old Msgt I worked for right after Tech school in 1957. Always have and always will. I have an order naming all of the crew chiefs and to which aircraft they crewed. Movement orders and the such.

GVS, Yes 523 was a Maggie 4 bird. Did you take over 531 from Bennie Atchison?

Thank GVS. Which aircraft did you crew? I crewed 56-0523 first as the assistant and then as the crew chief.

Thanks again Fritz.

Fritz, Here is what I have. 317th Troop Carrier Wing. On 14 April 1956 the 317th Troop Carrier Wing was relocated from Neubiberg AB Germany to Evreux. The newly-formed West German Air Force needed Neubiberg as a fighter base which necessitated the transfer of the wing to France. By 16 April 1957 the relocation was complete, being equipped with new C-130A "Hercules" cargo transport aircraft. In March 1957, the 317th was inactivated along with the 465th TCW, with the aircraft and personnel coming under the command of HQ USAFE. In September 1958 the flying squadrons were assigned directly to the 322nd Air Division. 322nd Air Division The 322nd Air Division (Combat Cargo) was the main host unit at Evreux AB, being established on 12 August 1955 and remaining until 1 April 1964. The 322nd AD was composed of the 39th, 40th, and 41st Troop Carrier Squadrons, being equipped with the C-130A "Hercules" cargo aircraft. The 322nd Air Division was a tactical airlift organization. Its units flew many humanitarian missions and support NATO airborne units throughout Europe. They airlifted life rafts, tents, and emergency food supplies to flood victims in the Netherlands, and aided thousands of earthquake victims in Italy, Greece, Pakistan and Yugoslavia among many others. On 15 April 1963, the 317th TCW was briefly reactivated at Evreux. HQ USAFE determined a Wing structure to command the C-130 squadrons at Evreux, and reduced the 322nd AD accordingly. In the spring of 1964, it was decided that the 322nd Air Division would be transferred to the Military Air Transport Service and the 317th TCW to Tactical Air Command. Subsequently, the 317th TCW departed Evreux on 20 June 1964 to Lockbourne AFB, Ohio.

Ok old timers I need an answer on this. When the C-130A aircraft arrived at Evreux AB, FR, were they assigned to the 317th TCW or the 322nd AD. When I got there all of the aircraft forms said 317th Cams. While I was there (1962-1964) I heard that the aircraft had been assigned to the 317th TCW prior to the 322nd AD. Is this true or not? Thanks in advance.

This is the heading from the story. It tells it all!!!!! C-130 Rick Perry: He flew the world before politics By Sarah Kleiner Varble Published Saturday, April 23, 2011

Thanks for the info Spectre623.

I thank all of you that have replyed to this, but none are anwsering the questions that are in my first post. (Quote above) Again I need the dates the APN-59 type radomes were installed and what type radar was used on the AC-130A thats all. Sorry to be a pain in the arse but that is how it goes. Love.

I have some questions about the radar on the AC-130A's. What type radar was on the AC-130A aircraft was it in fact APN-59? And does anyone have the dates that the APN-59 type radome were added to the 53 and 54 year aircraft. I think it was at mod to AC-130A's. Thanks in advance for any help with this.

Giz, On an Island far far away, I was assigned to a thing that that was called a MASS (Militart Airlift Support Squadron). Our job was to take care of the Big MAC aircraft on their way to the war and back. Any way you know enlisted men they have long memories when it come to flight crews messing with them. So this was back when MAC was still flying C-124's (One million rivets in close formation.) any way when it happened that one of the afore mentioned enlisted men got mad at a C-124 crew often a black lead pencil was used to get back at the air crew. What they would do is take said pencil and make a heavy circle on one of the exhaust stacks on a engine or 2. After a while in flight the part of the exhaust stack in side of the circle would fall out, when this happened it changed the sound of the engines an drive the crew nuts for the rest of the flight. This was always done on a stack that would exhaust away from the necelle but towards the acraft.

I had heard about it before I join the up. So when my crew chief told me to go get some "Jet Wash". I said ok and went off toward our squadron supply room. Never went there tho, I went to the barracks. When I came in the next day for roll call my crew chief wanted to know where I went. I told him I looked evey where that I could think of but could not find any "Jet Wash" and that when I went back out to te Aircraft. That he had left so I did too. He never said a word after that.

I know thay have for the last 55 years.

Ahh the modern AF!!!!:confused:

Ok gang when was the change over from TCS to TAS and TCW to TAW???? I think it was around the first of May 1967 I should know this but dont. Thanks in advance.