chuckvg

what plane is that you are standing by?

For people that don't know Another page on facebook is The ABCCC 2015 Reunion. Reunion have been going on for a couple years now. I am sure I know I would love to hear all of you talk about your experiences.

Matt McGinn on Facebook page 42nd& 7th ACCS USAF ExMembers Unite listed the following update on all the airplanes. Most have been turned into scrap metal. I know crew chiefs that cried when they was sent to the bone yard. I guess I am one of them. I was at Keesler. Best people on earth was there with me. Here is the updated status of our planes. I have heard from Scott Doremus that 1863 is slated to retire and may already be in AMARG but that is not confirmed. 62-1791 C130E Gnd Tnr North Island NAS (Went to Kadena from DM, then retired) 62-1809 C130E W/O 04/80 (Destroyed in accident in Iran during Operation Eagle Claw) 62-1815 C130E W/O 07/67 (Destroyed on ground in Vietnam) 62-1818 C130E B/U HVF Tucson (Retired after 42nd deactivated) 62-1820 C130E AMARG (Demodded after Vietnam & retired as PR ANG) 62-1825 C130E B/U HVF Tucson (Retired after 42nd deactivated, flight deck removed and used as a trainer somewhere) 62-1832 C130E AMARG (Used by AFSOC 79 RQS as trainer at DM until retirement) 62-1836 C130E AMARC CF318 (Used by AFSOC 79 RQS as trainer at DM until retirement) 62-1857 C130E Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, NC (Went to Hurlburt and flew with AFSOC, then retired. Still has HF probes and AC condensers) 62-1863 C130E HC130P Flying 71RQS HCP Mod Was ABCCC EC-130E (Completely demodded from ABCCC, USAF determined it was too expensive to do any more. Went to Moody and current condition is ??) 65-0962 C130H TC130H Currently assigned to 43 ECS. No electronics gear or external tanks.

I have heard at one time there was a plan on the drawing board to make a Herc that could land on water. What have people heard of this ? Chuck

Just dawned on me I think that was 1863 I was thinking of.

Was a 7 accs bird ? I spent some hours on that one. Crew Chief was a great guy funny all the time .

I was stationed at Clark AFB FP 82-84 Keesler AFB From 84-91 then at Patrick AFB 91-95. I am wondering if anyone knows of the people that was crew chiefs on C130s active duty. Some of the people that maybe at the time didn't know it but now realize they was some of the best damn people I ever have had the privlige to know. My old roomates at Keesler . Andrew Ski Patarski Robert Mayor Lori His girlfriend Darrin Hitman Hearns. Other People Col Stewart Back bay Bill Last I heard was in Mississippi Frank Scott administration wasn't a crew chief but ski use to love and take him out as far from the sq and make him get out. Homer Brown Skip Indicott Daral Romal Hale Dale Sassor use to want to rape me for some reason? Scott Pinto was discharged after a accident. Mike Lemon Nate King ISO Dock Buddy Richards ISO DOCK Fletcher Guy use to call Popeye Thanks Charles V Governale Big Dad Rat USAF 82-95 Yazoo City MS

I am missing something :confused: oh ok

Thanks for the smart people.

congradulations. cream comes to the top.

1825 fuel leaking plane when I worked on it. Me and old Jeff? 1836 But what fun and didn't even know it at the time .