Re: Markings


Message posted by FosterVS on November 18, 2010 at 17:06:06 PST:

I posted this pic a while back on ATS, which led to some arguments. I researched what I could in the net about this aircraft, as follows:
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From info at herkybirds.com:
382 - Tail# 162-1857 - C130E Flying 16SOW was EC130E

So it was a EC130E (modified C-130 Hercules used to conduct psychological operations (PSYOP) and civil affairs broadcast missions in the standard AM, FM, HF, TV and military communications bands) and was converted to a C130E.

"The 1st SOW (was 16SOW until Nov. 2006) mission focus is unconventional warfare: counter-terrorism, combat search and rescue, personnel recovery, psychological operations, aviation assistance to developing nations, "deep battlefield" resupply, interdiction and close air support. The wing has units located at Hurlburt Field, Florida, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, and Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada."

FURTHERMORE - the guys on this forum:
http://www.abtriplec.com/cgi-bin/teemz/teemz.cgi?board=_master&action=opentopic&topic=8&forum=General_Topics
state that this Herc was one of 4 involved in the failed Iran hostage rescue mission, Operation Eagle Claw:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw

Who cares? Dunno, I for one just find it interesting

More, for anyone that cares...
A book called "The Praetorian STARShip: TheUntold Story of the Combat Talon"
http://books.google.ca/books?id=nJPUqEmN1ukC&lpg=PP1&dq=The%20Praetorian%20STARShip&pg=PP1#v

According to this book, this plane was "Republic 5" on the failed Iranian Hostage Rescue Mission, "Operation Eagle Claw". It was at that time an EC130E ABCCC aircraft.

From www.fas.org:
The EC-130E is a modified C-130 "Hercules"; aircraft designed to carry the USC-48 Airborne Battlefield Command and Control Center Capsules (ABCCC III). The ABCCC has distinctive air conditioner intakes fore of the engines ("Mickey Mouse ears"), and two HF radio probes-towards the tips of both wings, and three mushroom-shaped antennas on the top of the aircraft.
This plane has the air conditioner intakes, the HF probes on the wings, and the three mushroom shaped antenna on the top.
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Still unsure who is using it now, or why it was at Base Camp.


In Reply to: Re: Markings posted by C. Reed on November 18, 2010 at 8:58:51 PST:

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