[HCDX] EC-130E Commando Solo

["Terry Krueger" <tocobagadx@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Yes indeed!  Bob, David and I certainly enjoyed the visit.
At one time, a couple of photos from that airshow were
posted on the then NU Site & Sound web page.  The 193rd were
also at the 2001 airshow (which was my third 193rd
encounter -- the first one in the mid-90's didn't allow for
a walk-through).  The 2001 walk-through was very casual (I
think I could have squeezed off some shots when nobody was
looking, but was paranoid the flash would have given me
away).  I too caught that NPR special on the 193rd; it was
very good!  A similar piece ran on the news wires a few days
ago (forget if it was AP or some other), reprinted in many
newspapers.  Now one must wonder if the days of huge
all-military sponsored airshows has come to an end.  (The
EC-130E's are to be replaced by the new J model, beginning
this year, per one crewman.)   I logged and QSL'ed them for
their Haiti PsyOps broadcasts, on 1035 kHz as logged here in
FL years ago.


From: Robert Foxworth <rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2001 07:21:11 -0400
Subject: [HCDX] EC-130E Commando Solo

>Back in 1998, Terry Krueger, David Crawford and I toured
the inside
>of this aircraft when it was open to the public for 2 days
during
>the Airfest at MacDill AFB Tampa, during a kinder gentler
era
>for us. We met a crew member who had been onboard during
>the airborne phase of the Spice Island Radio operation in
Grenada.
>We saw the control operators position and some of the
transmitting gear.
>Photos were not permitted. It was not there during the 1999
and 2000
>air shows (I missed the 2001 air show). Somewhat fewer
people
>lined up to tour this aircraft than did for the C5A, or
other widely
>known types. -  - Bob F




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