Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7473 times:
For those of you who show an interest in historical aviation, the last operational C-133 is being ferried right now between Anchorage and Travis Air Force Base for permanent display...It is on flightaware... Im posting it here as it is aviation history...
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 1, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7450 times:
Could someone post a link to the flight on flightaware or callsign/tail#?
Thanks much...
ZANL
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ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7422 times:
Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 3, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 15 hours ago) and read 7394 times:
can anyone post pics...N199AB...It looks like a C130 on Steroids mixed with an AN-124
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 14 hours ago) and read 7339 times:
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 5, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 11 hours ago) and read 7074 times:
Well into the descent now for approach and landing at McChord....
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KBFIspotter From United States of America, joined May 2005, 729 posts, RR: 1 Reply 7, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 10 hours ago) and read 6933 times:
Why does this always happen when I am at work?!?
I used to live a few blocks from TCM, and I wish I still did!
Does anyone know when it is leaving? I might have to make a trip to Lakewood to see this beast depart.
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 9 hours ago) and read 6891 times:
Crownvic From United States of America, joined Oct 2004, 1595 posts, RR: 6 Reply 9, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6762 times:
Absolutely awesome ZANL188! Thank you for sharing...Very similar sounds to a B-36 and AN-22...
OldAeroGuy From United States of America, joined Dec 2004, 3206 posts, RR: 66 Reply 10, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6758 times:
Quoting Crownvic (Thread starter): For those of you who show an interest in historical aviation, the last operational C-133 is being ferried right now between Anchorage and Travis Air Force Base for permanent display
I had no idea that any C-133's were still operational.
As a teenager in the late '50s/early '60s, I used to see them land at Redstone Arsenal to pick up and deliver missile components.
Any idea what cargos this airplane was transporting in later years?
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 11, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6739 times:
I remember as a kind when that and her sister ship where parked down at by international airport road and Jewel Lake road.
Anchorage international is going to be a much less charming place without those airplanes.
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Sq2ams From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 12, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 7 hours ago) and read 6713 times:
Hate to see her go but....... I got a lot of butt time on the 133's going between Hickam, Wake Island and Tachikawa. Like all the great birds it's time to retire.
727forever From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 783 posts, RR: 5 Reply 13, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 6 hours ago) and read 6677 times:
Wow, I too am amazed to learn that there were any of these still operational. Thanks for sharing and thanks to ZANL188 for posting the video. Too neat.
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 15, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 1 day 2 hours ago) and read 6446 times:
Quoting KBFIspotter (Reply 7): Does anyone know when it is leaving? I might have to make a trip to Lakewood to see this beast depart.
I understand it's leaving about 0930 pacific time this morning. The idea being to being to arrive at Travis before the airspace closes for Travis' airshow.....
KBFIspotter From United States of America, joined May 2005, 729 posts, RR: 1 Reply 16, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 4739 times:
Quoting ZANL188 (Reply 15): I understand it's leaving about 0930 pacific time this morning.
Is this for sure? I have read on several sites that it is cheduled to arrive at Travis tommorrow... None of those sites though give a time of departure (or arrival at Travis), though... If it does leave that early tommorrow, I might just drive down there and try to get its departure...
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 17, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 21 hours ago) and read 4586 times:
Quoting KBFIspotter (Reply 16): Is this for sure? I have read on several sites that it is cheduled to arrive at Travis tommorrow... None of those sites though give a time of departure (or arrival at Travis), though... If it does leave that early tommorrow, I might just drive down there and try to get its departure...
Sorry... That would be saturday morning...
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L-188 From United States of America, joined Jul 1999, 29350 posts, RR: 62 Reply 19, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 20 hours ago) and read 4243 times:
Quoting Bobnwa (Reply 18): I know it has not been in the US Air Force inventory
It is a 4 engine turboprop built by McDonnell Douglas.
They where originally ordered to haul Minuteman missles around the country. That role was taken over by the C-141 in the early 1960's and the aircraft where quickly retired.
I think the air force had some tail cracking issues, if you look closely at this aircraft you can see a lot of doublers around the tail section.
I do know that you had a cruise speed of 170 kts. I used to work with a C-133 mech that talked of riding in the back of one for 17 hours between Travis and Kadena.
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Quoting L-188 (Reply 19): It is a 4 engine turboprop built by McDonnell Douglas.
They where originally ordered to haul Minuteman missles around the country. That role was taken over by the C-141 in the early 1960's and the aircraft where quickly retired.
I think the air force had some tail cracking issues, if you look closely at this aircraft you can see a lot of doublers around the tail section.
I do know that you had a cruise speed of 170 kts. I used to work with a C-133 mech that talked of riding in the back of one for 17 hours between Travis and Kadena.
I know the history of the aircraft, I flew them for four years. I am wondering where this particular aircraft has been for ober 30 years.
Also the cruise speed was a hell of a lot faster than 170 kts.
ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 21, posted (4 years 8 months 4 weeks 19 hours ago) and read 4121 times:
Quoting Bobnwa (Reply 18): Where has it been for the past 30 or so years.
GDB From United Kingdom, joined May 2001, 12715 posts, RR: 80 Reply 22, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 21 hours ago) and read 3852 times:
I was recently surprised to see that there is a Shorts Belfast still flying, commercially too.
Really a British C-133, in this case to carry the subsequently cancelled Blue Streak IRBM around.
It also needed mods to raise it's cruise speed too, lots of parallels here!
It did have a strategic transport role too, but the reduction in overseas garrisons caused a reduction from 30 to just 10 aircraft being produced. Which were then withdrawn after only 10 years in 1976.
(Later, the RAF would charter their ex aircraft from the HeavyLift cargo airline).
I got to see a Belfast flying a few times, (BA used them at least once in the 1980's to transport some engines, an unusual sight at LHR), sadly I'll never get to see it's American cousin the C-133 in the air.
KPDX From United States of America, joined Dec 2005, 2526 posts, RR: 3 Reply 23, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3836 times:
Gah, went outside, (I live in Oregon) and couldn't see it. Too far East. Damn...
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ZANL188 From United States of America, joined Oct 2006, 3249 posts, RR: 0 Reply 24, posted (4 years 8 months 3 weeks 6 days 20 hours ago) and read 3823 times:
Quoting GDB (Reply 22): I was recently surprised to see that there is a Shorts Belfast still flying, commercially too.
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25 David L: Add me to the list of those who thought the C-133's last flight was a few decades ago. I used to see a Heavylift Belfast flying in and out of PIK in t
26 Studedave: Check this thread for more information about this bird, her sisters, and this last flight. http://www.airliners.net/aviation-forums/military/read.main
27 ZANL188: Article in the link you provided states the 2 in Mojave willl be donated to the museum as well. Though i have no idea what the museum will do with 2
28 StudeDave: Exactly!!! I doubt someone would patch them up and fly them out of there- if they could even be put back together. It'd be nice if someone with deep
29 ZANL188: My guess is the air force partner in this deal is really the NMUSAF at Wright Patterson , not the museum at Travis. Maybe they want to piece one toge
30 Studedave: Looking at Google maps it would appear that Dover has already got one~ AND some other cool stuff like both models of the C-141!!! I don't see one at
31 ZANL188: National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson already has one but it's indoors... http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/fac...actsheet
32 Boeing767mech: BeerCans and spare parts. Those airframes are trashed from sitting in Mojave for 30 years without getting attention, the insides are stripped bare. I
33 Scooter01: ...and what a nice landing it was! -Makes me wonder how the pilot got to practice on the -133 since this apparently was it's first flight in some yea
34 SlamClick: Always looked forward to seeing the beast parked at Anchorage. That was a reliable sighting since it so rarely flew! I also remember the last time I s
35 David L: Ah! That's where I've seen one (1980).
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