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Description
| Manufacturer: | Lockheed | |
| Base model: | C-121 | |
| Designation: | EC-121 | |
| Version: | S | |
| Nickname: | Super Constellation | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1925-1962 | |
| Basic role: | Transport | |
| Modified Mission: | Special electronic installation | |
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Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| USAF History and Traditions Museum | San Antonio | Texas |
EC-121S on display
Museum of Aviation | USAF History and Traditions Museum |
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| Clyde Cozad Leavenworth, KS | I was a load master on the connie stationed at VR-7 Det A, Tachikawa Japan. Four connies with one connie at Clark AFB Phillippines on a weekley basis. I was there when VR-7 Det A was de commissioned. We flew medivac from Clark to various locations in Viet Nam. As I recall, carried thirty litter patients and 20-30 sitting patients. Three of my most memorable moments with VR-7: While on my check ride in Bancock, I was sent to opperations to contact our pilot or co-pilot. We were tethered approximately 1/4th to 1/2 mile from opperations. Anyway, when I got there, couldn't find who I was looking for, or anyone else from the flight crew. I did however glance out at where the plane was suppose to be sitting and discovered it was moving to a location for take off! I grabbed my white hat and started running as fast as I could, sweating profusely toward the taxiing plane. I was running, screaming and panicking. I remember not having much in the way of cash on me and wondering where in the hell I could go to get food and lodging until the next flight came in from VR-7. Of course, it was all a set up and everyone on the crew enjoyed the panic stricken rookie! My second memorable event was that dam band that would come out on the tarmac and play our national anthem as we offloaded the wounded. Tears would run profusely down my cheeks as they played. I would always say to myself as we prepared for a landing at Clark, " That Dam Band Won't Get Me This Time"! Any of you band members out there, thank you so much for doing that. No matter where you are in the world, the national anthem always takes you back home. My third memorable occasion was a mission we had to fly 1/2 of the Mary Martin crew from Kadina Okinawa to somewhere, I forget where. Anyway, after giving flight information to our show folks, I received a standing ovation! I was one sailor with a red face! Thanks LCDR Ed Toner, A/C Commander for being an Irishman I will always remember! And Larry Lowe, what a great friend you were to me!
Clyde Cozad clydecozad@hughes.net 913-240-9278 08/03/2015 @ 17:50 [ref: 69193] |
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| Harold Bowman Cleona, PA | The EC-121S was a Radio TV (Black & White) broadcast platform. It could broadcast AM, HF, FM, and TV.
It was painted more as an airliner with a white top, gray bottom and blue center strip. All the windows were painted over and the top had an large antenna radome on it with two large radomes on the bottom. There was a trailing wire capable of deploying 20,000 feet to broadcast the low frequency transmitter but the transmitter and over 10,000 feet of wire were removed after the aircraft was assigned to the 193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Group at Harrisburg IAP, Middletown Pa. This was a weight saving move in order to give the aircraft greater fuel range and the ability to reach Europe. Retired from the 193rd and operator on the EC-121S and EC-130E 05/23/2012 @ 16:33 [ref: 57732] |
| Harold Bowman Cleona, PA | The EC-121S did have radomes on both the top and bottom of the aircraft. One large radome was mounted on the top and two large radomes on the bottom. These are shown in the first photo below with the aircraft in flight. One can also see the large HF antenna struts forward of the top radome. They were later removed after causing a crack in the fuselage. 01/30/2012 @ 01:59 [ref: 52228] |
| Freddie Brumm Northport, NY | Worked for LAS-NY from Oct. 1954 to early 1971 mostly on the AF and Navy Connies. Flight Engineer on Connies from 1967 t0 1971 doing Functional Check Flights after heavy maintenance.I knew Joe Conlan, a very fine gentleman. 11/21/2010 @ 17:12 [ref: 33330] |
| Freddie Brumm Northport, NY | Worked for LAS-NY from Oct. 1954 to early 1971 mostly on the AF and Navy Connies. Flight Engineer on Connies from 1967 t0 1971 doing Functional Check Flights after heavy maintenance.I knew Joe Conlan, a very fine gentleman. 11/21/2010 @ 17:12 [ref: 33329] |
| bill schiebel ams3 hutchinson, MN | i was stationed with vr-7 1965-1966, flew on 54-159 i was a aviation structural and hydralics person. the connie was a tuff airplane, i enjoyed my time in the air on the connie, working on it on the ground made me appreciate it even more, bill schiebel ams3 p.s. would like too hear from anyone stationed at tachi same time i was. 06/28/2010 @ 16:33 [ref: 26741] |
| bernard tuchtenhagen , CA | I was an AT inthe navy at pt mugu ca made many trips
to anewetok and kwajelein inthe 60s great plane 11/17/2008 @ 17:38 [ref: 23090] |
| Ron Franken San Jose,, CA | Aircraft tail number 54-0159 was transfered from VR7-Det Alpha at Tachikawa AFB, Japan to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard when VR7-A was dis-established. I was a Navy Flight Engineer who ferried the aircraft from Japan to Pittsburg. VR-7A was a U.S. Navy squadron assigned to the Military Airlift Command and conducted operations in Southeast Asia with a regularly scheduled weekly medical evacuation flight into Viet Nam during the early years of the war. 159 had a distinguished career. 08/28/2007 @ 14:58 [ref: 17782] |
| Ron Franken San Jose,, CA | Aircraft tail number 54-0159 was transfered from VR7-Det Alpha at Tachikawa AFB, Japan to the Pennsylvania Air National Guard when VR7-A was dis-established. I was a Navy Flight Engineer who ferried the aircraft from Japan to Pittsburg. VR-7A was a U.S. Navy squadron assigned to the Military Airlift Command and conducted operations in Southeast Asia with a regularly scheduled weekly medical evacuation flight into Viet Nam during the early years of the war. 159 had a distinguished career. 08/28/2007 @ 14:57 [ref: 17781] |
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