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309th Aerospace Maintenance And Regeneration Group

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All photos taken by Agata Połajewska at The Boneyard — in Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
 
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All photos taken by Agata Połajewska at The Boneyard — in Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona.
 

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I was a little surprised to see some stuff so old still intact. Like the radial-engined Navy "mail plane," among other things. The DOSAS airplane was a nice touch, too.
 
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steelypip said:
I was a little surprised to see some stuff so old still intact. Like the radial-engined Navy "mail plane," among other things. The DOSAS airplane was a nice touch, too.
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Grumman C-1's and S-2's are being pulled out and reworked for the Argentine Navy. They are getting updated everything, including engines.
 
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Picture 17, in the first batch. the C-130 with the big "03" on it... is that an "arctic" version? looks like sleds or skis or something around the wheels.
 
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bikeman said:
Picture 17, in the first batch. the C-130 with the big "03" on it... is that an "arctic" version? looks like sleds or skis or something around the wheels.
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Good catch. I'd forgotten seeing that one by the time I got to the posting window. Yes, I'm sure this is either an arctic rescue airplane or an antarctic resupply airplane. I suspect its logbook is full of interesting stories.
 
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steelypip said:
Good catch. I'd forgotten seeing that one by the time I got to the posting window. Yes, I'm sure this is either an arctic rescue airplane or an antarctic resupply airplane. I suspect its logbook is full of interesting stories.
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No kidding; good eye you got there.

Didn't even notice them until you pointed it out. The skis are so wide (wider than I would have expected), that I would have figured them as just storage cribbing or something. Are there wheels built into the skis (for take-off and landings off the snow)?
 
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Another Ahab said:
No kidding; good eye you got there.

Didn't even notice them until you pointed it out. The skis are so wide (wider than I would have expected), that I would have figured them as just storage cribbing or something. Are there wheels built into the skis (for take-off and landings off the snow)?
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IIRC there are essentially two landing gears, one ski, one wheels. they can be operated independent so you don't have the wheels digging in when landing on snow/ice pack. Of course I could be completely wrong.
 
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Another Ahab said:
No kidding; good eye you got there.

Didn't even notice them until you pointed it out. The skis are so wide (wider than I would have expected), that I would have figured them as just storage cribbing or something. Are there wheels built into the skis (for take-off and landings off the snow)?
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IIRC there are essentially two landing gears, one ski, one wheels. they can be operated independent so you don't have the wheels digging in when landing on snow/ice pack. Of course I could be completely wrong.
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I guess there are two of us now that would like to know:

- Anybody got the skinny on the landing gear of the C-130 in ski mode?

- Is it JUST skis alone, and that's it?
 
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Though parking in the shadow of "Excalibur," a victorious AC-130H war horse, this P-3C, BuNo 157329, carries an extraordinary history of its own--26,000 hours and 22,000 landings! Welcome aboard! - May 28, 2015
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Still reigning supreme after years of battlefield victories, AC-130H, Serial No. 69-6569, proudly roared into AMARG today...to rest. Nicknamed "Excalibur," for having the legendary strength of King Arthur's sword, the aircraft is said to be the last AC-130H to retire as well as the last to have served during the Vietnam War. May 28, 2015
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pat038536 said:
Still reigning supreme after years of battlefield victories, AC-130H, Serial No. 69-6569, proudly roared into AMARG today...to rest. Nicknamed "Excalibur," for having the legendary strength of King Arthur's sword, the aircraft is said to be the last AC-130H to retire as well as the last to have served during the Vietnam War. May 28, 2015
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It's hard not to love the old Herc's, real war horses if ever there were any. No glamor, but they just get the job done; everywhere and anywhere.
 
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A U.S. Marine and Navy "Tiger Team" comprised of personnel from Atsugi Japan to Oceana, Va., tandemly launched two F/A-18Cs today, bringing the number of regenerated F/A-18C aircraft to four since the team arrived in mid-April. A total of five aircraft were withdrawn from long-term storage.

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A U.S. Marine and Navy "Tiger Team" comprised of personnel from Atsugi Japan to Oceana, Va., tandemly launched two F/A-18Cs today, bringing the number of regenerated F/A-18C aircraft to four since the team arrived in mid-April. A total of five aircraft were withdrawn from long-term storage.
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Got to be nice to actually see something leave that place, makes up in a small way for all the ones that wont...

Didn't see any armament on the AC-130, are they removed before arrival?
 
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