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All of us who were in the 35th know that it was the best unit at Naha. 

Barry Sanders  USAF Ret.

Quite a change from the good old days in the 374th with  A models at Naha.

On 11/8/2016 at 3:43 PM, 36TASMO said:

The As were at Cam Rahn Bay til approx April 1969 and then they were transferred down to Tan Son Nhut,  I was a maint officer with the 374 FMS and was TDY to both locations.  The 374 TAW also had the A model Blind Bats based at Ubon AB< Thailand

I was in the 374th from Jul. 67 to Jan. 69 as a Maintenance Officer with the 35 TAS and the FMS My first mane is Barry do we know each other?

Thanks purchased it. My Daughter is going to make me a quilt and put the patch's on it. I don't know how many time I have searched ebay and not found anything.

I would like to buy a 35 TAS Patch if anyone has a spare . I was the flight line Maintenance Officer with the 35th in 1968. I lost mine and it is the only patch from my Air Force Career that I do not have. Thanks for any help in getting one.

Barry Sanders USAF Retired

When did Crew Chiefs ever do what they told?

Nothing like doing nose gear up at the Depot for C130's. They should have parts to fix her up.

Old C130A Maintenance Officer a few miles south of Hill.

I am still looking for a 35th TAS patch anyone have any idea where I can find one?

The number I remember. Although exceeded routinely.

When Army failed to tell you truck was full of ammo not empty.

I am converting a H model kit to an A model with a OZMODS conversion kit I purchased off of Ebay. It has the three bladed props (which you can set at the blade angle you want) and proper fuel tanks along with exhaust. Every thing fits very well and looks correct.

Barry

I have done several searchs for Jesse an I have had no luck in locating him. It sure would be fun to be able to contacy him again if he is still with us.

Barry

I was there as Maintenance Officer with the 35th in 1968. Do any of you remember the night a C130 was towed across runway at Naha but were talking to tower at Kadena who also had a C130 being towed across runway? SMSGT Jesse James and I had to play detective to keep guys out trouble. If anyone has an extra 35th patch I am looking for one.

Any one remember a fairly new Dodge Crew Cab truck at Ubon that supposed to have been pillfered from Danang one rainy night? Had to transfer fuel from other trucks as we did not have a gas card for it.

I have a patch from all units I was assigned to in my Air Force Career except for a 35th TAS patch. Anyone out there know where I can find one? As a young LT. going to Nam I did not think to save one when I left in Jan 69 for Danang and F4's. I figured that this group who remember that real 130's only had three blade props and were built in 57 might have a lead on where a extra one might be hidden away.

thanks

Barry Sanders USAF Ret./[email protected]

Course I'm an early 1970's maintainer, but I only remember the LAPES system. Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System.

Did not the Blind Bat birds stop off at Danang on the way to Ubon?

That was classified and still maybe for what they were supposed to haul and where. Bob

Went to Kunson as Maintenance Officer on typhoon evac with them one time in 68. Hauled them for the F105's from Kadena great four or five days as no write ups on the four birds and the Lt Col. in charge got he and I jeeps and we raced up and down the closed runway that we set up on. Crazy guys in Jungle fatigues that brought their own Security Police with them. good memories.

Ghostrider, After reading your post, I dug out my DD214 and checked to see if I got any medals. I DID get my VSM ! I also got among the other standard things, was a RVCM. I can't remember what that was. While I was at Naha, the 374th got a Presidential Unit Citation, and something else "Presidential" Neither of those two are on my 214, but they probably weren't important?

Also, during the Pueblo Incident", our planes at Naha participated in a 521 mission to Korea. Do any of you guys remember any of the details? I know the 35th took part in them, but I think all of the squadrons were involved. It seemed we were hauling equipment to Korea to stage a military build-up, and then hauling it back after dark, and then doing it all over again.I am sure I have managed to screw up some of the details, but that's what I remember! I remember being told there was a Korean Medal for that also! I think I got one, but it is not on my 214.

Thanks for your replys,

Ken Carlson

I remember the F102,s being gone to Korea by the next morning along with extra launchs to Korea hauling lots of munitions. One of them was really different as the Crew Chief found a Hand Grenade behind the seats in the cargo compartment and my getting real upset with the EOD people not getting out and clearing it so we could load the aircraft out and make a on time block. Something about being told Sir you cant talk like that on the radio and my telling them I did not care just come get the *** grenade out of the aircraft.

C130s were the first aircraft I was a Maintence Officer on and finished as Maintenance Control Officer with the 5th Bomb Wing B52Hs at Minot AFB with lots of snow.

Barry

Had a write up on A model in Naha in 1968 about Navigater running across the Rats Table I think the Navigator was a little shook up.

Auto Zone, Pep Boys, and Rielly Auto Parts do also give a 10% discount and the state of Utah gives you a break on your property tax.

I remember the C130A's being in revetments at CRB in 1968 when I was there as a Maintenance Officer from Naha and the 374th TAW. They built the wonder shelters at Danang when I was there in 1969 with F4's and the 366th TFW. Maintenance Officers did not stay with a type of aircraft for long I was with four differnet type along with a couple of ICBM's by the time I retired. Once in SAC you did not get out.

Hello I was in Naha from July67 to January 69. I was OIC of the Propeller Shop, Non Powered AGE, Phase Inspection Branch, a Flight line Maintenance Officer with the 35 TAS. Smsgt Jesse James was my NCOIC most of my time in Naha anyone remember him? I was TDY to Ubon July of 68 as the Blind Bat Maintenance Officer. My favorite memory of Ubon is a yellow tug parked next to a C141 with guys standing on top of the tug painting a huge bat on the C141. THe other memory is of the panic I felt when all of the birds came back early untill the crews told us every thing was a weather cancel.

Glad to read about Naha and C130's from other people who were there.

Barry Sanders Capt USAF Ret.