This airplane
was manufactured
at Lockheed in
1961. This
plane was
acquired on
October 01,
1962. The
planes
assignment was
VMGRT-253, and a
note in the
current location
has this plane
stricken and
sunk as a reef.
There is no
month or year
listed for this
activity.
LtCol. Mitchell
Bell Sends These
Photo's of
150684's Yoke
Restored to be a
Lamp
Please Visit the
VMGR234.Com
Website and Say
Hello:
www.vmgr234.com
John O'Neill
Sends This
Picture of
150684 - John
was a Flight
Mech.
684 is in
Iceland.
The year is
Unknown.
Alan Deegan
Send's This
Picture or
150684 - 1967
Kevin Keller
provided the
following
information for
150684:
Thanks Kevin
684 was struck
in the late 90s
because it made
an aborted
takeoff at
Keesler AFB in
Biloxi MS, went
off the end of
the runway and
ended up in the
bay. The nose
was submerged in
salt water for
about 8 hours up
to the flight
station floor.
VMGRT-253 made a
one time flight
back to Cherry
Point for rework
at NADEP, but by
the time funding
was in place to
make the
necessary
repairs, the
salt had
corroded the
aircraft beyond
economic
feasibility.
Anyone with
stories about
this plane are
encouraged to
send them to
Nick for
postings. Also
any other
photo's of this
plane or the
crew's that flew
her.
Nick@kc130.com |
