Actually 79 and 65 went to Ramstein where I was stationed. I think we got about 4 birds from Yokota. 65 of course was our "Purple Heart" bird and had a big Purple Heart along with some history on the Nav's table. 79 was actually my plane for a little while. Took the ol' girl to Depot as a matter of fact. As far as replacing the Herks with 17's, I don't think it will ever happen 100%. Unfortunately some of them just have so many hours on them they are restricted and useless for anything but training missions because of the wing joints. They are more of a pain in our a$$ than anything because of scheduling issues. My favorite plane ever is probably 63-7825. She was mine in the desert, and flew like an absolute champ!
