RCH5E1 (or 6E1) this week???

[NickN]

Not sure but I had a feeling it wasn't a C-130.

[Noel White]

Nick, that could be caused by the sharer uploading the data to PP may have entered the wrong details in their database for the 3 Army Kingairs.

I think that all the regular sharers would agree that:-

7CF86D = A32-426
7CF86E = A32-437
7CF86F = A32-439

The C130Js have also been sorted but as for the C130Hs, it's a case of anybody's guess.

[Mark W]

Reach 5E2 today, just landed RWY 10.

Anyone know what type we have today?

[Gerard M]

C-17 from Travis, 06-6160.

Also, expect another one, 01-0196 RCH377 in an hour/hour and a half.

RCH377 inbound now.

Cheers

[NickN]

I can see 01-0196 but must have missed the first one...........

Here is a little note from airframes.org about this aircraft..............

"437th AW Charleston, damaged when run off the runway at Bagram AB on 2005-08-06, repaired and bis 2006-11-17"

[Mark W]

Cheers.

Am a bit of a 5E1 junky. In a former life (1980's) I got to accompany the crew on one. There used to be two missions a week with the C-141 out of Norton AFB (closed in 1994), which was the then home to the 63 AW (now inactive).

MAC 876 went Norton, Hickam, Pago Pago, Richmond, Woomera, Learmonth, Richmond, Christchurch, Pago Pago, Hickam to Norton. And, MAC 877 which went Norton, Hickam, Pago Pago, Christchurch, Richmond, Alice Springs, Richmond, Pago Pago, Hickam, Norton.

The aircraft would both be on the ground at Richmond at the same time mid missions.

[Gerard M]

I only just remember the 141's. They were a great aircraft, shame they retired them really. I'm all for bringing back the C-5 or the KC-10 to this route permanently. The C-17 has had a good run on it, only fair that they share it around . Mind you its probably to do with whats most economical or their loads etc rather than whos been on it for the longest!

[Grahame Hutchison]

You will find C-141 70028 at Richmond back in 1982 half way down the page ...

http://yssyforum.net/board/showthread.php?t=3644&page=9


There is a lizard livery further down the page and I also have a shot of one at the Qantas Jet Base back then.

[Mark W]

Excellent photo(s).

I can't remember now which specific C-141 it was but it was in the grey and white scheme and had only just been redelivered from being stretched into the lengthened C-141B Model (literally, it was about ten days into service).

The USAF was removing navigators off the aircraft and replacing them with an INS at the time. Our aircraft was INS equipped but we actually had a Nav in the crew who to his chagrin, was demonstrating the INS to us two guest riders!

The Norton crews called the flights the "Kiroo trip" - a blend of the words Kiwi / Kangaroo.

[Gerard M]

Today we have 05-5140 from March AFB again as RCH5E1.