C-130 Combat landing

[grinch8302]

the first time i was on a 130 doing a combat landing was at Baghdad aka biap in 04 damm time flies

[kunsan12003]

I can promise you this: i've worked that plane before. If you look at the very start of the video, you'll see a texas flag on the 130 parked on the ramp. That plane belongs to Dyess (317th ag of AMC). I'm assigned to that unit right now. Been to kuwait 2 times (was where the video started). crazy shit right there.

[columbusmozart]

Was this a spiral landing or a dive-and-drive?

[grinch8302]

gosh i hate those you never gett used to it

[SuperWarking]

@grinch8302 Lmao! I know right? I also like how depending on the pilots they don't always tell you there about to do one.....They just do it and talk about something catching you off guard.....

[35slantback]

Forgot the landing at Clark AFB, Phillipines. Stayed at Clark for M-16 & survival training....first time I had ever fired a M-16. Left there on a different C-130 with working heaters....made the rest of the trip almost bearable. Can't remember total air time from Travis to Vietnam but it was a whole lot better than the WWII troop ships that my uncles went to war in.

[35slantback]

The more things change, the more they stay the same! I flew out of Travis AFB, July 1965 in a "Hercky Bird" bound for Vietnam. We made a few fuel stops along the way....Hickham Field, Hawaii and Guam. What a flight! Noisy, cold, (heaters not putting out much warm air) and the "comfortable" orange web seats. m This really brings back memories!

[35057]

Wow... Got out two months ago. The flight was fun as hell, but now I look back at it it almost makes me puke. USAF Heavy Engineer, 6 years.

I respect the hell out of the ground troops!!!

Godspeed!

[firunormal2]

Good luck mate from Runescape Community