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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Thanks Ralph. That message was in the "awaiting
moderation" box and I found it the other day. Any news on when they might retire
it? They seem to be sending a lot of the old E-models to the
boneyard.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT size=2 face=Arial>Sam</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=rtb0089@cebridge.net href="mailto:rtb0089@cebridge.net">Ralph
Bemis</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Friday, March 26, 2010 12:33
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: [TCTAAmembers] C-130E
62-1787 to USAF Museum</DIV>
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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
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<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.
</FONT></DIV>
<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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