Personal photos/text taken in/out of Vietnam combat zone from perspective of copilot on USAF C-130 345th Tactical Airlift Crew. Not just about the war, but also about the people/places of the region during 1972. This is where I got my first Nikon film SLR which turned into lifelong passion albeit now Canon digital SLR. The photos are recent digital scans from old 35mm slides wasting away in hot/cold attic for 40 years. Extensive Photoshop editing has been used to make them somewhat presentable.
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Sunday, March 20, 2011
C-130-E External Fuel
A pair of beautiful C-130’s loading up in the hot midday sun of Saigon TSN Airbase, Vietnam – 1972. Here is a good view of the external fuel tank suspended below the wing between the two engines. The C-130-E had 4 main and 2 auxiliary fuel tanks in the wings along with the 2 external tanks. Total fuel capacity was 9,530 gallons or about 42,000 pounds. It’s interesting to note that the second aircraft in the background does not have external tanks. I suspect this was an older model C-130 belonging to the Vietnamese AF … they often flew “A” models although this one does not have the associated 3-bladded prop and stubby nose that would be expected ... therefore I think it is a "B' model.
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The one behind is probably a C-130B from the 774th TAS at Clark. The 774th was the last B-model squadron in PACAF. It inactivated in June 1972. The Vietnamese never had B-models.
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