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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sam its now flying down with the 61st.</FONT></DIV>
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style="FONT: 10pt arial; BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=sam@sammcgowan.com href="mailto:sam@sammcgowan.com">Sam McGowan</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
title=tctaamembers@troopcarrier.org
href="mailto:tctaamembers@troopcarrier.org">TCTAA Members</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, July 09, 2009 11:49
AM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [TCTAAmembers] C-130E 62-1787 to
USAF Museum</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Special Bulletin:</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>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. </FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>I'll pass on any information as I get it.
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sam McGowan</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Editor </FONT></DIV>
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