knock7785

Ah...he's talking about one's that moved the right (starboard) side escape hatch behind the prop arc

The two long wires were replaced by other forms of the same antenna.

I think the window reference concerns the cargo compartment windows. The later H models have an emergency escape hatch on the port and starboard side as compared to the older E's and H's which had the escape hatch on the left hand side only. The long wires on top were the old HF antennas that have been replaced on later models. I have been on A/C's before that the antenna broke loose in flight and the had a tendency to make some racket beating against the fuselage! As far as modeling, I would suggest finding pictures of specific prototypes and modeling to that specific configuration since there are so many variations.

I remember part of a test question had to do with dual snubbers on slicks starting with 72-??. That's the part I forget.

The first production Herk with dual actuators for the cargo door was 72-1288 if memory serves. I have many hours on her with the 374 TAW / 21 TAS in the late 80s.

RMO- "Round Metallic Object". (You have to be careful expressing this another way!)

The first acft I was ever assigned to, EC-130E 62-1818, was one of the planes on the ground over there in Iran, and had a plaque on board dedicated to those men, and the airplane. I always thought that was the coolest thing to at least get to touch and care for a living piece of history every day while I was there at Keesler.

Also I lived on Kanuha Street in Commando Village, named after SSgt Damon Kanuha, the FE on Spirit 03! Shame people dont think about who the bases or streets are named after or why!

Nathan

I know this is a thread for Desert One, but Damon Kanuha was my next door neighbor while I was in the 16th SOS and I remember vividly the day we were recalled to the squadron and informed that we had a Gunship missing. Damon was a heck of an individual and a $h1t Hot FE. No, we truly never forget.