Johnny

I was TDY from Dyess AFB TX and that bird was part of the 347 squadron from Dyess I was TDY with. I remember that day well. I worked in the Nav shop in Mildenhall and heard that a flight mech has stolen a C130 and was talking to his wife when they said he said I have a problem... I also heard that they scrambled some fighters from Lakenheith (sp) and that they returned with some armament missing... Of a side note when we returned to Dyess four of the aircraft took off the day before we left and got to almost Goosebay when they discovered a British customs agent has stowed away on the aircraft... They turned around and came back and the next day we were really scrutinized as to who we were.... I also think they lost an C130 in Turkey.... I heard that the squadron commander was at the top of the (S) list and definitely didn't get and attaboy.

I was stationed at Dyess AFB at Abilene TX and worked in the 516 FMS Nav shop. Seems like 777 was in the 346 squadron at Dyess and when they moved to CCK it was one of the birds that went. I was TDY at Tachi and went to CCK with them for a month or so...A lot of water under the old bridge since then....