Dutch

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You should have been at Da Nang for a year, talk about rockets. Spent 2 years there 1970-1972 with a 45 day break in between tours.

Looking good!

Where did I say it who it was???? I said guess who?

"Seems the Navy is getting all the press on this one..." As they should. Guess who????

Would some one tell me just what is the differance between the two. Configuration or what? Help and old fart out.:)

patrick29, I have a couple of things about Air America that I can send to you. Contact me @ [email protected]. "Dutch"

I say the same as Blackmac-Project. I can go at least a $100.00 on your bail.

Hell I have not heard any A Model people saying anything. Go by how many are flying now.:):)

Yes

Thanks for the info Wombat. I knew she had been sold to a scrapper. Sure wish I could get one of the seats out of her. :)

Got pictures of 56-0523???

This is a message from Wombat at HerkyBirds.com "The C-130 Hercules Headquarters" ( http://herkybirds.com/forum.php ). The HerkyBirds.com "The C-130 Hercules Headquarters" owners cannot accept any responsibility for the contents of the email. To email Wombat, you can use this online form: http://herkybirds.com/sendmessage.php?do=mailmember&u=174 OR, by email: mailto:[email protected] This is the message: Dutch, I just saw your comments about 3134 while looking at eh Dyess A model pics. We just chopped 3134 up last year in Tucson. I have some sad pics of it being shredded if you are interested. I see you are the only other person I have come across who has any idea how the combat pylon fuel system works! Bob Maddern Bob, Itried to send you a PM on this but could not. So I will do it here. No I do not think I would like to see any pictures of her being shredded. To many memories, have seen pis of her prior to it though. As far as the combat pylon fuel system I have never seen any of the tanks on an aircraft. Did look them up in the -1 and -2 a loooooong time ago just because I had the panel in the acft. Little thing that used to happen to me about external tanks. 53-3134 never had any but the schedulers kept trying to get her to fly wit 32,000 internal and full external tanks all of the time. Thanks for the thoughts' "Dutch"

No I went to Springfield to take my wife for her treatments and have been out of here since lacst Monday. Came home to day have to go back Monday. But springfield got 11 inches. Snowing here now susposed toi get 3 Inches. (SH-T!!!)

As everyone knows this is an early A Model 55-0023, It has the window over the Nav station an it has the fuel panels for the original external fuel tanks. The tanks were a lot larger than the 450 Gal one we ended up with on the A model. You could transfer the fuel in to the main tanks thrugh the cross feed system with one of the panels and there was two boost pumps in each tank, fore and aft. The large thanks were about the size of the Elint pod on the C-130A-II acft. You can save and blow the picture up but still can not see the panels too good. I at one time crewed 53-3134 and it had both the window and fuel panels in it. Window cracked one time so we just plated over the opening.

[email protected] You can check with Lars at the above.

I was not in E-flight but was there part of the time you were. I ran one of the phase docks, and then the 36 month inspection operation. Was ther up until they closed us down and ran us off.

A word to the new kids on the block. Keep a copy of every piece of paperwork that you get. It my come in handy in te furture.

Jerry, Could you post them here for all to see? Thanks

Smoke check gone bad, real bad.

Welcome aboard. I have been since 1976. Now you have to go to work for a living:(

Dusty, I would like to see your list when it is finished.

Here is what I have. YD C-130A 604 ACS/SOS,3 TFW Bien Hoa AB, RVN Combat Dragon YJ C-130A 480 TFS, 366 TFW Da Nang AB, RVN 10 Oct 1966 - 15 Apr 1969 YP C-130A 480 TFS, 366 TFW Da Nang AB, RVN 10 Oct 1966 - 15 Apr 1969 YU C-130A 531 TFS, 3 TFW Bien Hoa AB, RVN 7 Dec 1965 - 31 Jul 1970 QB C-130B 480 TFS, 366 TFW Da Nang AB, RVN 10 Oct 1966 - 15 Apr 1969 QF C-130B 480 TFS, 366 TFW Da Nang AB, RVN 10 Oct 1966 - 15 Apr 1969 QG C-130B 480 TFS, 366 TFW Da Nang AB, RVN 10 Oct 1966 - 15 Apr 1969 QW C-130B 50 TAS, 314 TAW Ching Chuan Kang, AB Taiwan TI C-130B 345 TAS, 314 TAW Ching Chuan Kang, AB Taiwan 1966 - 1971 DE C-130E 776 TAS, 314 TAW Ching Chuan Kang, AB Taiwan DH C-130E 346 TAS, 314 TAW Ching Chuan Kang, AB Taiwan 1966 - 1971 DL C-130E 346 TAS, 314 TAW Dyess AFB, Texas DR C-130E 16 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang 1968 DY C-130E 16 SOS, 8 TFW Ubon Royal Thai AFB, Thailand Spectre FB C-130E 1 ACS/SOS, 14 ACW/SOW Nha Trang AB, RVN 4 Mar 1966 - 20 Dec 1967 LK C-130E 1 ACS, 14 ACW Pleiku AB, RVN Hobo LF C-130E 58 TFS, 33 TFW Udorn Royal Thai AFB, Thailand TDY from Elgin AFB, FL, 8 Jun 1973 - 14 Sep 1973 LM C-130E 17 SOS, 14 SOW Nha Trang AB, RVN Shadow LN C-130E 18 SOS, 14 SOW Nakhon Phanom Royal Thai Air Force Base Stinger LO C-130E 8 SOS, 14 SOW Bien Hoa AB, RVN LR C-130E 8 SOS, 14 SOW Chu Lai AB, RVN 1968 - 1971 OB C-130E 3 ACS/SOS, 14 ACW/SOW Nha Trang AB, RVN 1 May 1968 - 15 Sep 1969 PB C-130E 3 SOS, 14 SOW Pleiku AB, RVN Spooky PG C-130E 4 ACS/SOS, 14 ACW/SOW Nha Trang AB, RVN 8 Mar 1966 - 14 Oct 1969 PR C-130E 4 SOS, 14 SOW Pleiku AB, RVN Spooky SR C-130E 4 SOS, 14 SOW Phan Rang AB, RVN 15 Oct 1969 - 15 Dec 1969 ST C-130E 5 ACS/SOS, 14 ACW/SOW Nha Trang AB, RVN Psyops, 8 Mar 1966 - 15 Oct 1969

Pat, Not to change the subject but I was down on the other end of the base in the 20 TASS at the same time you were there.

RZ, I can tell you that for sure that different planes have different personalities. Thay are not just metal, plastic and rubber. Sorry to burst your bubble.