22-03-2009, 06:06 AM
(This post was last modified: 22-03-2009, 06:52 AM by Tosh Plumlee.)
Tanker C-130 Homebase Greybull,WY (pilot Wm. Tosh Plumlee)
Lockheed C-130A Hercules N130HP (c/n 3146), formerly operated by the US Air Force as 56-0538.
In Jan.2003 news was published that this aircraft had been used in CIA Special Operations !
NTSB: Airtanker Once Flew for the CIA
report:
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The investigation of an airtanker crash during a wildfire may have been hampered by missing records on this previous Air Force plane - missing, in part, because the plane used to fly specialized missions for the CIA, a federal investigator said.
Reference GAO Report: Missing aircraft
Lockheed C-130A Hercules N130HP (c/n 3146), formerly operated by the US Air Force as 56-0538.
In Jan.2003 news was published that this aircraft had been used in CIA Special Operations !
NTSB: Airtanker Once Flew for the CIA
report:
RENO, Nev. (AP) - The investigation of an airtanker crash during a wildfire may have been hampered by missing records on this previous Air Force plane - missing, in part, because the plane used to fly specialized missions for the CIA, a federal investigator said.
Reference GAO Report: Missing aircraft