Yawn indeed - TACAMO is always up there. They were flying the C-130Q when I was at Barbers Point HI in the early 1980’s - think they also had a squadron in MD. Supposedly always 2 in the sky at all times, I know they were back then.
“Yawn indeed - TACAMO is always up there. They were flying the C-130Q when I was at Barbers Point HI in the early 1980’s - think they also had a squadron in MD. Supposedly always 2 in the sky at all times, I know they were back then.”
I’m not going thru all my Navy records to find when exactly I was in VQ-3 (in the 70’s I’m sure).
VQ-3 was in Guam at that time. We had 4 EC130-Qs in our squadron ... there was never 4 parked on the ramp anytime. One was always gone. I was an E-5, made E-6 there and was flight crew. Operated the trailing wire antenna to talk to XXXX and does anybody know long the trailing wire antenna was? 10 points and a brew if you do.
Hell, I might even throw in a Big Mack.
BTW Galt, just saw the Tennessee flag on your page. I’m an old Rockwood guy. Left home for 26 years in the Navy. Got a BS degree in the Nav, Retired and made a hell of allot of money working for Lear, contracting for the AF and some friendly countries like S. Korea and Japan.