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On 12/3/2010 at 0:01 PM, DustyRhodes said:

I can't recall when the tail codes were started either, but it must have been late '67 or early '68. I've seen a photo of an A model from the 21st, with tail code YD, making a drop at Khe Sanh in 1968. Our aircaft at Nha Trang didn't have anything ('67-'70). By the time I left Nha Trang and went to CCK in 1970 the acft there already had them.

Here's a Blind Bat bird on the ramp at Ubon in 1/70:

On 11/29/2009 at 9:44 AM, bobdaley said:

I heard too that 62-1787 was going to WP Museum, what is it famous for?

Two Air Force Crosses in one flight, for starters.  See Spare 617.

I'd also swear that I saw a Marine bird at Danang in the '71-'72 time frame with an open forward cargo door.

On 11/22/2009 at 7:02 PM, ang012 said:

Early E models had them also

We had 61-2367  (3712) and 61-2372 (3717) at CCK in '71 to '73.  Both had sealed forward cargo doors, but the hand pumps were still in place.  Come to think of it, i think other early "E" models had the pumps installed, although the door had never been installed.  Aircraft assembled by a committee?

On 6/4/2014 at 2:36 PM, bobdaley said:

I was at CCK in Dec 1972 when 64-0505 crashed. I knew the AC, Jim Sanborn. I have the accident report on my desk here with the list of all on board. The AC, 2 CP's, 2FE's, No LM- he was in the hotel, 2 army officers, and a civilian female- Panam flight attendant.

 

I was a LM out of CCK at the time (776 TAS)(usual AC at the time was Ted Applebaum). 

One of those FEs was a crew chief someone talked into acting as a scanner.  Crew was in the middle of a Micronesia run, IIRC - lots of stuff out to little islands with no runway to speak of, and not much adult supervision.  The AC had 2 high-time CPs he was supposed to be building hours on for upgrade.  Decided to fly that day on his own, to his detriment.  The NAV opted out also, but was apparently in ops watching.  IIRC, the FA's father was a retired O-6 of some sort.

On 7/19/2009 at 2:52 PM, Bullwinkle said:

Since I was there at good old CCK at that time I'll have to back up Bob as to Andy being PISSED.

I was in mid-shuttle out of NKP when the crash happened.  I was LM on the bird that was diverted to Clark from a one-time-flight back to CCK to pick up Col. Iosue after he got through explaining all this to the 13th AF/CC.

Quiet flight.