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Bob was 56-519 the A/C that went to museum in Hue??

Fitz here still trying to find out if 60519 is in Museum in Hue??

More stuff! I am looking!!

Me too Happy Veterans day!!

Great story I know people forget but that was a good story!

Where you my Crew chief in 68!! Good one!

Excellent job you can be Proud of what you accomplished! Remember no one can take it from you!! Pete Fitz

Sam there were only three WC-130A,s--60-519 last seen at Tonsanut(spelling) and 60-522, 60-537! We flew them from 1967 to 1969! Weather modification out of Udorn Thailand! They were maintained at 54th Weather SQ on Guam! Painted in Vietnam version no SQ markings etc! This continued after I left and ended in 1970 after I left! Replaced by 3 C-130B,s! This went on till 1972!! Fitz

No! when my older Bro heard I was going to Viet-Nam in 1967 he said son you need a Gun! I bought a Smith and Wesson 9mm Auto and took it with me to Guam. Used to carry it to Thailand for the Missions! Got 160 on it!! They used to issue us a 38 for each mission so I took that too! The guys called me 2 gun Pete! One night in 68 we lived downtown in Udorn Thailand the base was attacked by some people who where sympathetic to the NV! A prisoner of war had been released and was on a civilian flight but it landed in Udorn and they were going to be Transferred to a C-141! Anyway we were downtown and got the call to come back to the Base why I dont know so downstairs we went every one wanted to get into my cab cause they all new I was armed- it was a panic ! I can look back and smile but we were all quite concerned at the time! Anyway the Thai Army guys killed most of them and took a few into custody! End of incident! we where back dowtown by Mid-night! I carried that gun at all times! oh those were the days!! Of course I still have it and shoot it from time to time!

Why knock the A-Model she was the first! had problems but a great Bird for the guys who flew her!! Ha-Ha Fitz

I flew 56-519 out of Udorn RTAFB between 67 to 69!We flew her over Laos and North Viet-Nam. She was sent back to the states in late 1970 and went to a reserve unit! Then she was flown back to Viet-Nam and given to the South Vietnamese Airforce sometime in 1973 she ended up in 1975 being flown by the North Viet-Namese untill they couldnt keep her flying. She was last seen to my Knowledge at Ton-Son-Nhut airport in 1999!

We were training crews to go to Nam I was an extra Pilot and used to go back and photo the jumps from the rear cargo door! I did not wear a parachute and nobody tried to pull me out! Fun deal!!!!

I flew 56-519 from Apr 1967to Apr 1969.It was assigned to the 54th Weather Sq on Guam and was TDY to Udorn RTAFB! We flew it out of Udorn over Laos and North Vietnam! sometime in the early seventies it went back to just a C-130 and was given to the South Vietnamese Air Force Hence when its flying days were over it went to TSN! If that aircraft could talk it would tell an interesting tale!! Ha-Ha!!! The North Vietnamese wouldnt like the tale!!! fitzferrari Col

Do it these people are crazy and should be short lived!

Good Stuff Tiny they did a lot of good work! we worked a little with them in Udorn! 67-69!

Back in late 60,s we had a deal in Laos and NVN that we did some extreme Rolling! Never really got her over but 120 deg to 130 deg! But Pull up and roll Airspeed bleeding off and roll and let nose just slide down and roll off and slowly roll wings level and recover! While this was going on we would punch off a couple of charges in to the Building Thunderstorm and make what we called Big Black Fuc-ing thunderstorm!! Fun but can get a bit scary!

Nice patches Dan

Well I am an old guy and I went to Stead AFB in 64--winter like january--we did the usual stuff and then they said we were going into the boonies for the Trek! We went up into the Sieras and did this and that then we formed a camp! Not much food so this Sgt came in and had a live Rabbit he said what are you guys going to do with it--I thought what the hell I know about these things I said give it to me--so i broke its neck! wow he said you get the best parts! Moral of the story step up and take resonsibility it will pay off in the long run! Later in that same deal it snowed and snowed and in stead of going off on our own for the last 2 days the intstructers said guys this is a real survival situation! We formed a Camp and all survived man it was interesting and taught us more about ourselves than we ever knew. Sometimes things happen! And that experience helped me in Nam!! Fitz

Hello JP that stuff I had you go to was my old mission during the war in vietnam! We did it for 2 yrs! It lasted about 4yrs! Actually we developed how to do it without beating the airplane badly! But we did have the ocasional beating! Messing with thunderstorms can get occasionally rough! Hope you can use some of that stuff. Fitz