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Read in the LM Code One mag where the AF sent 26 Herks to the beer can factory this year. GRRRRR.   Here is the count: 11 MC-130H/P, 6 HC-130P, 4 AC-130H, 1 AC-130U, 4 C-130 H. Sad end for these great birds. I hear they are designing the final version of the Herk at the skunk works.... It will have 1 pilot and a DOG as the only crew members. The dog is there to bite the pilot if he touches anything. Bill

Sorry Sonny, I was not aware of your background. I'll give you a pass.  Bill

Sonny stop being a suckup...we gotta keep Casey HUMBLE!!!  Bill

Why not go with the Ham Stand 8 blade fan? More perk for the Herk! Then we would have it made in the shade...you know, Less flux for the bucks!  Ha Ha  Bill

The article didn't say anything about how or when. Bill

Saw in the LM Code One mag where the AF has paid $36 mil for the RR 3.5 engine upgrade for all H's. Specs on a P3 have shown a 12% savings on fuel. Good deal! Bill

Nice pics HeHe but the listings you show as Dobbins Air Guard are incorrect. The Dobbins C-130's are H3's. We had 81 and 84 models before they were swapped out for 90's+, H3's a year or two ago. Also Dobbins is a AF Reserve base. Are those tail numbers possibly Savannah Air Guard birds? Bill

Sounds like they are reinventing the wheel but then again the "J" is like a whole different aircraft. Can't wait to see it! Bill

If you mean a tour of the inside of this "thing", the answer is no. Only museum workers are authorized inside these aircraft as per the AF Museum regs., which owns this "thing". Sorry bout that. Bill 

From the FE seat on our C-130 in the museum.

Belt,Acft. Safety Lap Type MD-2. PN 54H19651-30   NSN 1680-01-225-7452

Harness.Acft. Safety Shoulder Adjustable Type M82A Mil Spec. Mil-H-53640   NSN 1680-00-555-2938

Hope this helps. Bill

The seat color is Sea foam green. I have an old old stock number you may be able to cross ref. to the present number. 8010-584-3154.  Bill

The spinners and tips were flat black with the 4 blade props and wheels dark gray when it arrived at Dobbins in 1995. Will check my discs and see if I have any more pics. Bill

This may help a little SteveV22FE. We received Ghost Rider at Dobbins ARB,Ga. on 28 Sep 1995. It was a 2 tone gray with 4 blade props which replaced the 3 blade props in about 1977- 1980. There are 2 pics on this site in the Gallery photos. They are listed as 3010B and C. These are pics on the Dobbins flight line. Pic 3010jpeg shows it at Duke field,Fl with a solid dark gunship gray paint with 4 blade props. Duke Field Fl, 919 SOW, 711 SOS, received Ghost Rider after Vietnam on November 4,1975. So, Duke field had Ghost Rider from 1975 till 1995. They are the only people who could tell you what color it was on the date you worked on it. 3010 is the Lockheed sn. and 54-1623 is the AF tail number. We put the 3 blade props on after it arrived at Dobbins. I will post them for you. The paint was not very new when the plane arrived at Dobbins in 1995 so my guess is it would have been the 2 tone gray when you worked on it in 1993. Hope this helps. Bill

That's funny. You would think the people of Vietnam wouldn't need an introduction to the C-130 as we rescued'em, fed'em, hauled'em' dropped'em, shot'em and bombed'em with old Herk and even gave'em some back in the 60's and 70's. Must have a short memory. Just my thoughts. Bill
 

Good choice France. l

Update!!! Bad choice from France not buying C-130's from Lockheed...now they won't have a way back from the boneyard when they junk out the A-400M. So sad...

Thanks guys, it was an honor to be a tiny part of the team here at the museum to bring her to this point. Bill

Finished at last. A few pics. Bill

Almost finished. Bill

A great couple of days at the museum and a few pics.All working hard...even the "New Guy"...sometime!! ha ha. Bill

I'll bet they could smell fuel fumes then. Anybody get hurt? Bill

Glad you got it unstuck so you could finish. Looks GREAT! Bill

Nice job new guy. Need to work on your dedication though... you only spent 10 hours on the stand yesterday... need to step it up a notch! Bill

Thanks Sonny. Started on the nose art today. The new guy painting it is good but he likes to watch the paint dry...gotta work on that, ha ha .Couple of pics. Bill

More trim work today 6/23/15. A few pics and the nose art templet taped on for fit and function. Hope to get the nose art painted on by this weekend. Looking good. Bill

Thanks JC2. We all at the museum are having a great time with the old Herk. Pretty special that we have the name sake of the next 37 AC-130 gun ships i.e., Ghost Rider series, setting 1/2 mile from the Herk factory where they will be built. Bet their theme song will be "Ghost Riders in the sky" by Jonny Cash when they gettem, ha ha. It was in Nam!!! Bill