[TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum

[Ralph Bemis]

Sam its now flying down with the 61st.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Sam McGowan 
  To: TCTAA Members 
  Sent: Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:49 AM
  Subject: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to USAF Museum


  Special Bulletin:

  C-130E 62-1787 is currently serving with the Arkansas Air Guard at Little Rock, but is slated to go to the USAF Museum upon retirement due to it's historic nature. This is the airplane that was flown by the crew of SPARE 617 on April 15, 1972 over An Loc. They received heavy ground fire which killed the engineer, TSgt Jon Sanders, and wounded the copilot. Captain Bill Caldwell landed the airplane back at Tan Son Nhut and was awarded the Air Force Cross, as was one of the loadmasters, SSgt. Charlie Shaub. 

  At this point no one knows when the airplane will be going to Dayton, but its retirement is imminent and could be as soon as October. Hopefully we will be able to find out the exact date in time to get the word out to our membership so those who would want to be there can be in Dayton to welcome this grand old bird to it's final home. 

  FYI, 787 started out at Charleston with MATS, then moved to McGuire and from there to Langley before it went to CCK. After it was repaired, it returned to the States to Little Rock then went to the West Virginia Air Guard for a time. 

  787 will be the only C-130 at the Museum once it is enshrined. There are currently two AC-130 gunships there although I'm not sure that both are on display. 

  I'll pass on any information as I get it. 

  Sam McGowan
  Editor 


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