Evocative KC-130 in the paper...

[Joe Scheil]

Newspaper article...

http://www.mydesert.com/apps/pbcs.dll/a ... 006/news01

Doing some searching to find out who she is....this came up...

On February 11, 2002, after 40 years of dedicated and loyal service, KC-130 aircraft, bureau number 148895, was stricken from the active duty register. Accepted into the United States Marine Corps on Aug. 1, 1961, 895 served with VMGR's 152, 252, 352 and 234 and, in the Navy with VR-22. It amassed 20.960.5 flight hours. The aircraft was stricken as a result of a flight mishap that, fortunately, spared the aircrew. It will be remembered by the many veterans who flew, trusted, depended, and loved this ol'Herc.




Any other aircraft around her for the Google earthers???


Accident description
languages: Status:
Date: 11 FEB 2002
Type: Lockheed KC-130F Hercules
Operator: United States Marine Corps
Registration: 148895
C/n / msn: 3619
First flight: 1961
Total airframe hrs: 20960
Crew: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Passengers: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Total: Fatalities: 0 / Occupants:
Airplane damage: Written off
Location: 4,5 km (2.8 mls) E of Twentynine Palms Airport, CA (TNP) (United States of America)
Phase: Initial climb
Nature: Military
Departure airport: Twentynine Palms Airport, CA (TNP), United States of America
Destination airport: ?
Narrative:
No. 1 engine failure on takeoff. Unable to climb when no. 4 engine started to lose power. Crash-landed straight ahead.


Sources:
» Farewell to an ol'Herc - C-130 Aircraft In: Approach, July, 2002

[n5151ts]

"anything found on these areas either moving or stationary will be considered as targets of opportunity and will be fired on for training purposes"
I'll bet that would work on the scavengers!

[Joe Scheil]

Unfortunately scavengers are there for both scrap and artifacts...the article is not specific. Some of the scrap is worth more than the weight in aluminum...

[mrhenniger]

Any other aircraft around her for the Google earthers???

Funny you should ask... just today I added to new page to the Locator called the Rough Notes. It lists all the potential locations I have in the datafile which I have not yet found location for. Finding locations is time consuming and take the majority of effort, and I of course use Google Earth. To find this rough notes page go to...

http://www.aerialvisuals.ca/Locator_Notes.php

...and be prepared for a long upload. It is simply one long list.

There are a number of clues in there if you are looking to do some Google Earth searching.

Mike