[Veloxherc]

[railsplitter]

I was wondering... are those visible orange objects that are sitting on the back of the ramp pumpkins ?

Anyone know where this a/c is hangered (permanent party location) based on the PD designator on the vertical fin?

[railsplitter]

Thank you for the concise reply... extra credit for the follow up question about a/c's home base that you answered. I was stumped, been away from the business too long (1982-1992)

Herc's... had the pleasure of crossing the USA and the Atlantic in the back of one of these birds. Flung myself out the back and sides of them on hundreds of occasions at an exhilarating altitude of 12500' AGL... :0)

Rigged heavy air drop loads/packages and LAPES out of the beloved Hercs...

Aircrews affectionately referred to the mighty Hercs as trash haulers. I guess that meant we were the trash. Hell, we started calling them trash haulers too. I think it was partially a case of self deprecating humor, as the fast mover jockeys seemed to look down their noses at these 'air slugs', so the Herc crews cheerfully adopted the slur/rhetoric as their own and stole the fighter crew's thunder. On one occasion, blasted out of a C-141 at the lovely altitude of 17000' AGL and 180 knots IAS...YEEHAW! Now that's surfing at it's finest. :0)