Military transport of various stuff (was: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan)

[D C *Mac* Macdonald]

Well, Zack, you are too late to do that.  Rhein-Main AB
near Frankfurt was closed sometime last year or maybe
early this year.  I have forgotten the exact date.

73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
Oklahoma City, OK



----Original Message Follows----
From: "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
Reply-To: ICOM Reflector <icom at mailman.qth.net>
To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 14:50:30 -0700

Guess I better make sure the next Porsche I bring back
from Rein-Main AB in Germany comes with a ham rig installed.
_______________________________________________________
Alan Zack
Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
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>----- Original Message ----- From: "Alan Zack" <k7acz at cox.net>
>To: "ICOM Reflector" <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 4:49 PM
>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
>
>>I didn't want to mention motorcycles as I thought someone would jump on me 
>>for misuse of a gov't aircraft or something like that. But we always 
>>returned to Hawaii empty so it's not like we had bumped off some gov't 
>>cargo.  We would fly our C-130 from Barbers Pt, Hawaii to Yokota with some 
>>supplies already loaded.  We would pick up the mail, movies, fresh food, 
>>etc, and fly to Iwo Jima, return to Yokota, RON, then fly to Marcus the 
>>next day.  Back to Yokota then return to Barbers Pt with no cargo but 
>>loaded with motorcycles to cameras, watches, and everything in between. 
>>Nice to have an empty C-130 at your disposal.
>>We would also fly to Clark, pick up supplies and go to Palau, Yap, 
>>Ullithi, Con-Son, Hue Phi Bui, Cahm Rahn Bay in Vietnam and Lampoong, 
>>Sataphip, Chang-Mai, Chang-Rai and other spots in Thailand.  Yes, the 
>>Coast Guard had LORAN stations all over SE Asia and the Pacific Islands 
>>and I have been to them all. I'm sure you must have hauled a few BUFFIES 
>>around (Big Ugly F**king Elephants) from Thailand.  I wish I had a dollar 
>>for each one I've put in the back of the C-130's.
>>
>>It helps that our Air Sta Ops Officer also was the duty Customs Inspector 
>>for all aircraft entering the USA at Barbers Pt.
>>_______________________________________________________
>>Alan Zack
>>Amateur Radio Station K7ACZ
>>
>>
>>----- Original Message ----- From: "D C *Mac* Macdonald" 
>><k2gkk at hotmail.com>
>>To: <icom at mailman.qth.net>
>>Cc: <kj6vu at qsl.net>; <rich at 9m2cnc.com>
>>Sent: Tuesday, August 14, 2007 12:45 PM
>>Subject: Re: [ICOM] Icom 756 Pro III in Japan
>>
>>
>>>The Hibachi pot bit sure brings back memories to me.
>>>When my crew returned one of our B-52Fs back to
>>>Carswell AFB, TX from Anderson AFB, Guam in Novemer
>>>1965, flight line crews had built jettisonable platforms
>>>to fit in the bomb bay.  I have no idea as to how many
>>>hibachi pots were loaded in there, but I do know that
>>>we brought back about 8 Honda motorcycles; my
>>>CB-305 Super Hawk, our navigator's CB-450 (one of
>>>the very first to actually get into USA) and over a
>>>half dozen S-90 bikes.
>>>
>>>The C-97 crews who flew back and forth between
>>>Anderson and Yokota would bring back a motorcycle
>>>for the cost of the bike plus $10!
>>>
>>>Paraphrasing what Zack said, "Those were the days!"
>>>
>>>
>>>73 - Mac, K2GKK/5
>>>Oklahoma City, OK
>>>USAF Retired ('61-'81)