Odd visitor to Chino- South Carolina ANG C-130

Sun Mar 12, 2006 10:55 pm

Came in on Thursday, still there as of today:

Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:09 am

Did you catch the tail number?

Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:08 am

Is that the unit that is trained to do water drops for wild fires?

I saw one of the C-130s do a demo at a local airshow a few years back.

Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:17 am

That is not a "standard" C-130 nose. Is is a weather plane?

Mike

Mon Mar 13, 2006 8:33 am

That is a Weather Bird, Mike, a WC-130H

Martin

Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:04 am

maybe a WC but could also be a Slick Combat Rescue HC I need the tail number to tell

Mon Mar 13, 2006 10:31 am

must be 65-0985 - the SC ANG traded it for an E-model - two other WC-130H's ex Keesler AFB went to FL ANG (64-14866) and LA ANG (65-0967)

Martin

Mon Mar 13, 2006 11:17 am

Swiss Mustangs wrote:must be 65-0985 - the SC ANG traded it for an E-model - two other WC-130H's ex Keesler AFB went to FL ANG (64-14866) and LA ANG (65-0967)

Martin

50985 it is!

Mon Mar 13, 2006 4:05 pm

[smarta$$ mode on]

....told you so

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