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I have to look in my pile of stuff but, I doubt I have anything better than what is already posted. I will say that back in the day of the Black and green war machine. they did not have the refuel pods. radome and antennea's varied a bit. and I dont recall square windows in the troop doors. At least not on the Rhein Main birds. Maybe Skips smoke and mirrors PDF file will have some good stuff on it too.

And a couple guys danglin off a successful Davenport pickup??? actually, that would look cool. ramp open, davit out the back, etc...

Right on Mike! But, I think nickle and the others looked much better black and green.

I did post that one a while ago but, I dont remember what thread it was in. found it after Skip attached a good video of the 1500 lb fulton project. Lots of great posts on that one. Project 46 I think?

I was there. CC on the black birds.

We also sank one (I think it was 64-0561 or 0566) in kenya, took quite a few days to dig it out. got a few pics I'll try to post when I get back home.

Wow, I travled a lot on nickle with the 7th in the early 80's Greece, Sudan, Egypt, Italy, just to name a few. what a shame! I would rather see her retired on static display, Black and Green, whiskers, fending lines the whole bit. now that would be a better way to go.

Good video! have done a lot of engine boroscopes after bird ingestions. another video on the same site of a herk being blown to bits. Looks like they had a lot of "extra" explosives laying around that needed to be used! http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=3a1_1233503829

Welcome back Dan! I'm looking foreward to some of your inspiring levity

I see you got the tail number converter back. I am starting to like the new site now that you are getting the bugs ironed out. Thanks Casey.

Now theres a thought!

I am not getting my HB chuckle and I see its been a while since Dan Wilson has been on. anybody know if he\'s ok?

Seems we used the 3X1. 3 people holding 1 person unbolting. even thogh it wasnt too heavy. Did we actually have a sling for those in germany Tiny?

Ok, interesting stuff. I always liked the HALO\'s I also read that 62-3487 established a record for the highest recorded flight for type AC. 43,500 ft. not much for props to bite on way up there.....

Cool paint job, thanks for sharing!

Good story. Thanks Sam

As far as I can tell looking at the FAA web site. there is still different ratings for turbojet and turbo props. I didnt find anything to differentiate turbo props and recips. My best guess would be, any company would be responsible for training and maintaining specific equiptment type quals. HOWEVER..... this was just at a glance on the FAA website. I could probly find some more specific info from an examiner buddy next time I talk to him. John

Back at ya Skip! And Cheers to everyone else!

only 1 at robins? whats the tail #???

Dan, without a doubt. You are one of the most amusing characters I have come accross here. I can always count on you for a good chuckle. Thanks!

OK Tiny! I will hold you to that..... its only been about 28-29 years.

29 touch and a go go\'s 21 unaarested landings,21 unassisted takeoffs. Do I win a beer or something? Mr I\'ll take a Bittburger Please.. http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_forrestal.asp

We have here at UAL in Denver a fellow Mechanic who\'s Father wrote a book about his experiences in WW2 as a pilot. for anyone who may be interested. http://herschpahlbooks.com/point_option.shtml P.S. nothing to do with herks. sorry!

SWEET!!! congats and well done Casey!

taken from BBC news 05sep08 The suspected remains of a WWII airman discovered in a jungle region of Papua New Guinea have turned out to be the moss-covered branches of a tree. Hikers on the country\'s Kokoda Trail found what appeared to be the remains of a parachutist tangled in wires and dangling in a tree two weeks ago. Australian and Japanese forces fought several battles in the area in 1942-3. The Australian military sent a team to investigate the \"body\" only to discover it was a branch tangled in vines. Flight path An Australian Defence Force (ADF) statement said that although the location of the find was below a flight path commonly used by Allied aircraft during WWII sorties, the \"remains\" were in fact a moss-covered branch. The ADF said that no remains had been found. \"It appears the branch has broken off the main tree and fallen across some vines, which from the ground, could have been confused with the body of an airman,\" the ADF statement continued. Hundreds of Australians lost their lives fighting off a Japanese invasion of Papua New Guinea. Japanese losses were several times heavier. The hillsides around the Kokoda Trail are littered with rusting guns, grenades and mortars - reminders of the WWII battles fought there.