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C-130 AC with the 776th TAS 1970-1971
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A landing in 1971 that was so bad that the flight engineer refused to fly out with the AC... http://vietnamairlift.com/badlanding.html Alan
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Thanks, Ray. I'm also looking for info on other tail numbers--please see today's related post in this area for the specific tail numbers. Regards, Alan
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Can anyone tell me the full tail numbers for the following CCK birds? If so, I can tell you some places they went. Regards, Alan Tail # 000 500 742 777 786 794 796 797 802 811 812 813 817 819 834 835 840 841 842 844 848 852 855 859 863 864 865
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A few more pieces of the puzzle. Thanks, Ron! Alan
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Thanks, Dave! Alan
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Giz, if you know some pilots from that era, please ask them--they are the most likely to have approach plates. Alan
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Yeah, me too. I have the TAD--it looks kinda like this: but I need the low altitude approach book--it looks kinda like this: Alan
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To put this in context... Two helicopter pilots were lost in bad weather in 1971. The blue-and-white approach book for South Vietnam will show the prescribed turn points, altitudes, obstacles, and flight path for their approach to Quang Tri. Alan
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Hi Giz, The yellow/brown one is the Tactical Airdrome Directory--it's for visual flight. The blue and white ones also in the canvas holder on the flight deck are for instrument flight. I'm looking for one of those--the South Vietnam Low Altitude Approach book. Thanks, Alan
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Anybody out there know where to find a Vietnam low-altitude approach book--especially approaches for Quang Tri? It could help locate an MIA.
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I flew E-models out of CCK in 1970 and 1971. The USAF's individual flight records only give the last 3 digits of the tail number. I checked the tail numbers at http://herkybirds.com/wiki/index.php?title=C-130E and found many I flew, such as 64-0500. But some are unclear. For example, tail number 824 might have been 62-1824, 63-7824, or 64-1824. Can anyone help me resolve these ambiguities in CCK birds? Alan Baker
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I still have my copy of Poopoo Make Prant Glow--it's a classic. It was always a challenge dodging buffalo carts on Taichung Lu in my 1970 Mitubishi Colt. Alan http://vietnamairlift.com
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I took a naval aviation squadron to Guantanamo in 1969--what a dog and pony show! http://vietnamairlift.com/guantanamo.html Enjoy, Alan
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Were you ever issued any weapons when sent in country?
alanwbaker replied to The Red Stuff's topic in C-130 Historical
I flew 130's out of CCK in 1970 and 1971. For each in-country shuttle I signed out a survival vest and a .38--here's the form: We kept them in a big aluminum box and rarely took them out, but here's a photo of one time I did: :cool: http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/0YsEE6s96YcNDtzhHJj5pw?feat=directlink Alan