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Title: C130 carrier takeoff
Post by: Edbert on September 01, 2004, 01:15:47 PM

http://www.airspacemag.com/asm/web/site/QT/hercoff.html

A big bigger than a B25 eh?

Title: C130 carrier takeoff
Post by: Coolridr on September 01, 2004, 01:17:39 PM

That happened a Looooong time ago

Title: C130 carrier takeoff
Post by: JBA on September 01, 2004, 01:19:35 PM

The forestal was here in Boston last/maybe one before that  summer. Nice ship. nice guys.

Title: C130 carrier takeoff
Post by: Edbert on September 01, 2004, 01:29:17 PM

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Originally posted by Coolridr
That happened a Looooong time ago

Ya, it is an "F" model. Still thought it was a cool video. I figure those Mitchell's could have carried armaments if they'd had a catapult :D

Title: C130 carrier takeoff
Post by: Coolridr on September 01, 2004, 01:29:46 PM

How was the Forrestal there? It's been laid up in mothballs at Newport RI, right next to the Saratoga ever since it was decomissioned. Saw it there in 2003.

Here's a link...

http://www.forrestal.org/fidinfo/page7.htm (http://www.forrestal.org/fidinfo/page7.htm)