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The forward cargo door was present until the 61 year C-130E models.

Worked on 963 when she was a WC-130H at Keesler with the 53rd WRS. MET/ARE

One of the C-130E-IIs with the 7th ACCS had a shark mouth painted. It would have had the JC tail code. One of the 553rd RS EC-121Rs also had a shark mouth painted.

I'm not sure if it is worth your time but I started gathering all of my C-130 print and have a few of C-130D cockpit photos including the angled steps that go into the cockpit. The A model cockpit was more messy compared with the B and later models. I also found a few photos showing how the engines were placed on the wing. Where the A model radome attached to the fuselage, from the B model on, there is a small patch to smooth the join on the top of the radome. Scroll down to see an A nose. http://www.bathead.com/USAFbbo.html Because the A, B and 61 year Es had the forward

Look here. The photo only shows the right side rail. There was a left one to make a two rail track. https://www.c-130hercules.net/index.php?/forums/topic/12837-hc-130n-ramp-strakes/

The 71st ARRS in Alaska had an HC-130N with the arctic trim. Saw it at McChord, I believe.

There were two rails on the bottom of the upper ramp doors for the overhead delivery system. There were also flare tubes that extended throuhk th ramp. https://up-ship.com/blog/?p=43160 Coast Guard bird with the same flare launchers.

The special aircraft sounds like the EC-121K Rivet Top. It can be distinguished from other USAF R/EC-121s by its black dorsal radome. http://usafss_boltinghouse.tripod.com/rc130bii/index.html https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EC-121K_Rivet_Top_in_South_East_Asia_c1968.jpg But there were also C-130B-II Sun Valley aircraft that flew over the gulf. http://usafss_boltinghouse.tripod.com/rc130bii/index.html By 68, black bottom C-130A Blind Bat aircraft flew the flare missions. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0789bat/ https://www.c-130

Here is mentioned of the SC-47Ds used to fly recon missions over Laos, in 62 or so. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0699jars/ One that flew out of Korea at the same time had a special camera. I believe that this was the one shot down over Laos. I have a xerox of natural metal C-47 with a row of dorsal antennas visiting Yokota. Will try to hunt down references. You might look at Farm Gate C-47s that had VNAF markings.

The first 1/144 B-52H kit was produced by Crown. The molds were reppoped by Revell and Academy/Minicraft. It has all of the stores/missiles. https://www.scalemates.com/kits/crown-542-1000-boeing-b-52h-stratofortress--136546 The fuselage was fatter than the later Revell kit, I seem to remember.

Thank you Alternative 4. Will try there.

Thank you. He was a fan and never served.

Last posted here in 2018. Does anyone know if Frank Carberry, posting here as Thuddriver is still around. Grant Matsuoka wants to know. Thank you.

The last picture, RB-66B 415 was taken at Tan Son Nhut SVN in 1965. Here is another picture taken of those aircraft. Note the distinctive fencing barely visible behind the roach coach. https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e1/RB-66B_Destroyer_of_363rd_TRW_at_Ta_Son_Nhut_in_1965.jpg The RB-66Bs and WB-66Ds were part of the 9th Recon Task Force but the aircraft came from 9th TRS, Shaw AFB which had RB-66Cs and WB-66Ds at that time. The RB-66B was a B model specially modified to have a side looking radar installed. This would be its only combat deployment, I belie