Copyright © - 1996 Peter A. Bird
Copyright © - 1996 Peter A. Bird
Date:March 28, 1978
Notice the 'odd-ball' prototype desert tan paint
scheme.
Copyright © - Nicholas Williams
More views of Balls-21 desert tab paint job.
about 1978-1979 at Rhein Main AFB, Germany
Copyright © - Richard Figueroa.
Bill Hamilton
Bill Hamilton
Here's a couple more individual pics made back in 1977 or 78. At the time the
aircraft was stationed at McGuire AFB NJ and it had a unique camouflaged scheme.
At the same time Charleston received its first camo bird and it was (I think)
65-0270. The Charleston bird was the European Green that was famous back in the
late 70's thru 90 or so before they went flat grey. The McGuire was a tan and
grey.
What was unique about this was the texture of the paint. It had a rough
sandpaper
feel to it. The "MAC crewmember's rumor control communication system" said it was
some type of RAM (Radar Absorbent Material) that made it invisible to radar.
Maybe, but can you really paint a "barn" with a special paint and make it
disappear? This was in the pre-stealth fighter (F-117) days so it made for a good
NCO Club story.
I actually flew on the aircraft two different times on stateside
missions. One thing I do remember was that the basic weight of the aircraft was several
thousands pounds more than a standard C-141A and I remember the flight engineers
committing on it had a higher fuel consumption. Seems like it sucked down around
14,000 pounds per hour rather than the normal 12,000 pounds.
"Bundle Bill"
Hamilton
Charleston AFB SC
Copyright © - John Smith
June 1980-Paul Minert
June 1980-Paul Minert
Copyright © - Williams
Copyright © - Don Gilham
Copyright © - Don Gilham
Copyright © - Michael Baldock
Copyright © - David Unsworth
Copyright © - Guido Latz
Copyright © - Guido Latz
Copyright © - John Smith
European Green
March 2000-Paul Minert
9/15/2004 -- At AMARG-- Copyright © - Phil Kovaric