On June 30 there was a variety of C-130 air tankers working out of Medford, Oregon, and Tim Crippin was able to capture them on celluloid an SD card. It kind of boggles the mind to see three C-130 air tankers at the same air tanker base, all operated by completely different organizations.
There was one privately owned tanker, Coulson’s T-132, and two government-owned. T-116 will eventually, one of these days, way down the road, perhaps, be officially transferred from the Coast Guard to the U.S. Forest Service. And MAFFS 5 is from the Colorado Springs Air Force Reserve base.
Two other MAFFS C-130’s are also activated — one each from Air National Guard units at Cheyenne and Reno.
Tanker 116 at Medford, Oregon, June 30, 2017. Photo by Tim Crippin.
Tanker 132 at Medford, Oregon, June 30, 2017. Photo by Tim Crippin.
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MAFFS 5 is my old unit. 2 & 5 are from the 731 Airlift Sqd in Colorado Springs.
Nice!
Coulson’s Hercs got a top notch Tank system.
In the 90’s TBM, inc (T63,64,67)and T&G/IAR(T31,32) had the same Aerounion Rads system.
T116 and the Maffs, well… Not the same category but at least Hercs are flying.
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