GaryRobinson

On 5/14/2019 at 12:04 AM, Graywolf88 said:

 

 

Johnny Womack, John McCall, Gene Faircloth, Bill Cannon are some names that come to mind.

I'm not sure Paulo.   All my career was on APN-59 on C-130's and Multi-mode on C-5 with a couple of years on MH-53 with APQ-158 Terrain-Following.   Never worked on color weather radar.   Need to get an answer from someone else on the color weather radar.

20 minutes ago, PauloFerreira said:

HELLO!!

I'm having a problem with this type of weather radar!

R/T (Receiver / Transmitter) P/N-2070401-0101 are burning all the time when the plane goes in flight.

Displays (Pilot and Navigator) in Test Mode and Mapping only shows the three colors on the bottm of the displays, even if we change the Range!

Thanks in advance for your help!

Best Regards!!!

Start by checking the waveguides between the R/T and Antenna.

I agree with you Dutch.   This guy doesn't know what he is saying.

I was assigned to a two month TDY from Naha 374th fms spring of 1968 I flew on three Blindbat missions. I read about how did a maint. guy wind up on 56-0477 well when I was there all you did was schedule it if you where part of the Blindbat mission regardless if you were on flight status. It was a way people could get combat pay and tax exemptions. I read McGowans book Trash Haulers never realized one of my three missions was on 56-0477 a little over a month before it was lost. Also had some strange happenings over Gary Pate who I knew but not very well. My brother was liaison officer for the Air Force in Hawaii for Full Accounting mission in S.E. Asia in the 1990's. I questioned him about the crew of 0477 more about Gary than the rest. It just so happened Pates file had come across his desk days before over a bogus return of remains that proved to be Asian a common practice of people trying to cash in on the USA.

I don't know why McGowan keeps saying the maintenance people didn't fly on Blind Bat missions. I was Radar Nav and I made three TDY's to Ubon and I flew Blind Bat Missions once a month, every month I was there, as you said to get the combat pay and tax exemption. Every maintenance person and crew chief I knew that went TDY to Ubon flew the missions for the same reason. I flew with E-Flight my last 2 years at Naha and at CCK. In E-Flight at Naha we were awarded crew member wings and I also was awarded an Air Medal. The Blind Bat missions were counted in the flights for the Air Medal.

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You picked the right airplane for the picture Dutch. Abeautiful old A-Model. I loved the A-Model.

I always thought the Herc was the best looking, and tuffest plane we have. So happy they put me on it instead of a B-52.

When you have worked on the B-52 and the F-4 and other planes it makes you realize just how much you love the C-130's.

The book is titled "Runway Visions" and I do not have it right here in front of me so I can't give you the author, however, he was a C-130 pilot out of CCK and the book is more or less his recollections of his flying activities in and out of Vietnam. I haven't finished reading it yet, but early on he speaks of the engine start procedure and specifically mentions "turning #2 engine" first. Is that a typo? I recall ALWAYS starting #3 engine first. Any ideas out there?

The author is David Kirk Vaughan. The book was available on Amazon.

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I have loaded a print of C-130A 56-0533 "Sonny's Honey" c/n [cn]3141[/cn] to the Print Shop.

As always, critiques are welcomed.

http://www.c-130hercules.net/printshop/model.php?model=C-130

On the Blind Bat Patch it should be 374 TAW, not TCW. At least from 1968 on it was TAW.

Gary

Casey, Posted this a while back but am still interested:

Casey,

I would be interested in getting a print of a C-130A, of course I would like 56-0533 as the tail number in the Nam paint colors, TAC, PACAF, 374 TAW, 21st TAS and Blind Bat patches. I also like your Crew Chief stickers but just need C-130A.

Is that possible? Would be willing to pay more for the custom work.

Thanks,

Sonny

By the way I really like the one's you have already one. Any of them would be a great addition to any collection.

Sonny

I would order one of those also Casey if you can make the print.

Gary Robinson

That is great news Tommy. I am glad someone finally responded.

Gary

56-0542 is not on this list. I am pretty sure it was given to the VNAF.

Blind Bat troops didn't go TDY to SVN.

The HELL they didn't. I went to Ubon twice, Cam Rahn Bay 3 times, and TSN once. There were also many side trips to Da Nang, etc. Don't tell me Blind Bat troops didn't go to SVN.

Gary Robinson

True, to some extent all of the legislation that passes through congress is political and the President does have to sign the bills in order for them to become law. I just know that I retired in 1992 in Austin, TX and a couple of years latter Bergstrom AFB closed and we ended up on TRICARE Prime. Almost ever since, DoD has tried one way or another to increase annual enrollment, raise co-pays, etc. The S*** never stops and it does not make any difference if there is a Republican or Democratic Administration. Both sides of the political process are part of the problem. The only way to really start resolving the issues is to clean house and senate and sent the whole bunch packing, Republican and Democrat. If they don't start working together and cooperate on things nothing is ever going to get better.

This has nothing to do with Obama. DoD has been trying to cut TRICARE and medical expenses for years. I had to stop going to the pharmacy at Randolph a number of years ago because all of a sudden they no longer carried any of the prescriptions my wife or I used. That was during the G. Bush administration. These changes have abolutely nothing to do with whatever party happens to be in the White House.

My husband Benjamin Sager was in the Air Force and flew with Operation Blind Bat during Vietnam (Based out of Naha) during 1966-1969 and I’m looking for information, please. He is ill and is fighting the VA as they say there is not “evidence of boots on the ground†although all his military records state so.

He was on extended TDY at Ubon RTAFB, Thailand as Crew Chief during 7 July 67 to 3 May 68. His aircraft number was 56-0523. George A. Ingram, TSgt, Crew Chief, Delbert L. Greve, MSgt Flight Chief and Richard S. Mickley, Capt, 21 TAS all signed his Additional Duties Sheet dated 3 May 1968.

He was also assigned to the Ground Crew as the aircraft mechanic (43131F) on Aircraft 56-549 and was on TDY in SEA during 7 July 66 to 6 Jul 67.

I would be grateful for any information anyone can provide. He’s a Type II Diabetic as well as has severe Degenerative Disc Disease and nerve compression in his head and has just undergone his 8th surgery since April 2007 and his 3rd head surgery since March of this year.

Thank you so much and many blessings,

Becky Sager, [email protected] If any of you blind bat vets know Ben and can help it will be appreciated. Pardon me I did'nt post his e-mail correctly. This is correct..

What Becky Sager really needs is one of the Blind Bat troops to step up a vouch for her husband being at Ubon and TDY to SVN. If anyone remembers him and can sign a paper to vouch for him being in country is what she needs. Hopefully there is one of the old Crew Chiefs out there that remembers him and will do this for their benefit.

Gary Robinson

Proposed Reunion. 374 TAW, 21st TAS, E-Flight at Naha, CCK, and Clark during the 1960s and 1970s. Contact Tommy Norton at (828)279-4803, [email protected] or Gary Robinson at (512)292-1629, [email protected]. Also, if anyone has any information or knows the whereabouts of any of the following please contact Gary Robinson at (512)292-1629 or [email protected].

Jerry M. Karr Team Leader/Crew Chief

Thomas L Layo Asst Crew Chief, C-130A 56-0503

Daniel R. (Robby) Robertson Crew Chief, C-130A 56-0542

George M. (Mike) Dintleman Crew Chief, C-130A 56-0523 last in Georgia / Tennessee

Gerald L. Depew Asst Crew Chief, C-130A 56-510

James B. Collins, Jr. Asst Crew Chief

Randy Brashears Nav/Radar Maintenance

Carl R. Hill Engine Maintenance

Jim Boka Engine Maintenance

Curtis F. O'Leary MA Maintenance

Freddie W. Worrell ?????

Jose M. Gonzales ?????

Clifford W. Moore ?????

Noland W. Northcutt ?????

James M. Roofener Electrician

Russell B. Kamp Electrician

Philip (NMN) Elizondo Electrician

Fred Clinard Loadmaster

John McFall Loadmaster

SMSgt David Howell Loadmaster, last known to be in San Antonio, TX area

Jerry Quintana Loadmaster

SMSgt Richard (Rich) Primo Flt Engineer

MSgt John McCall Flt Engineer, last heard of as WVA ANG Advisor

Don Lavelle Flt Engineer

Lt Col Cecil Y Holland Jr. Pilot

Lt Col Dick Hansen Pilot

Capt. David Spencer Harmon Pilot

John W Feutz Navigator

John Rogers Navigator

Joe B. Wiser

Don Martin

Capt Golden Pilot

Lt ? Anderson Pilot

Maj Lynn M Siau Navigator

Maj Jim Cinotto Navigator

Maj Soltysiak Navigator

Major Sam Pearris Administrative

I read that book a few months ago and really enjoyed it Bob. It is a good book.

Gary Robinson

The top picture was sent to me by Dean Cole. The second picture of everyone (including families) with the last bird was given to me by Fred Peffer when I got to CCK because he knew I wasn't able to participate in the picture taking ceremony. I remember all the people in the top picture but the names of the flight crew members have escaped me.

Top Row: Left to Right (unknown; unknown; Col Greenhill (Wing Commander deceased); Col Rehwaldt (E-Flight Commander); unknown; unknown)

Bottom Row: Left to Right (Burris (Dean) Cole (MA); Richard (Dick) Green (Hydraulics, deceased); unknown (loadmaster); Fred Peffer (Crew Chief, deceased); unknown (Flt Engineer); Richard A. Gregorio (crew chief); Jerry M. Karr (crew chief)

Anyone that can help remember the other names of the flight crew members would be appreciated. I don't know how you got them to scan so good Bob. The quality I got when I scanned didn't come out near that good. Great Job.

Gary Robinson

The IFF was by the Crew Door on the C-130A. There was no SKE on the A's. The IFF and SKE both were in the hog trough on the E's. There was a code to set in SKE and the Mode-4 code on the IFF KY-95 unit. The IFF mode-4 key was a 4-digit "code of the day". It has been too many years for me to remember what the code for the SKE was.

McPeak was Chief of Staff from 10/90 until 10/94 and really made a lot of changes, some of which did not last, but he really started changing things in 88 when he took over PACAF.

Weren't the rollers used called Skates? I know it was a quick way to bust your A## if you weren't careful.

Chainin' pallets?????

Chaining or strapping the down. Anyway, it was a stack of the metal pallets being returned and they weren't tied down good. The E-Flight birds did not have the dual rails installed.

That's right Gary, but I would like to see what the air force had to say about it. The damage was a little worse than sheared off antennas, Dave and I were in reventment 13 for several months while a team from Singapore put a new belly in the acft.

Tommy

I didn't remember having to replace the belly Tommy. Guess that is age catching up. I do remember on 63-7879 when the loadmaster's failed to chain the pallets down good and they slammed into flight station 245 and tore everything up. What a hell of a mess. I know it took a lot of work to fix it back up. Still have a lot of good memories though of Naha and CCK both.

Gary

Hey guys,

I need some help here. My herk was belly landed in late 1972 or maybe 1973 in Tainan Taiwan. I have tried to find some kind of incident report with no luck at all.

Can anyone tell me where I can find such report? Tail number was 64-0497.

Thanx :confused:

I don't know about the incident report but the Pilots were shooting touch N go's at Tianan and go tired of the gear warning horn going off. The engineer was told to pull the circuit breaker and everything was fine until they landed with the gear down. No horn to warn them!!!!!!!!!! The plane was jacked up, gear lowered, checked out and flew to CCK where the damage (mostly sheared off antennas) was repaired.

Gary