Enjoyed looking at your pics.

The thing I remember most about the C-131 is that it was a big mother of a plane.

...C5 Galaxy

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_C-5_Galaxy

But my Dad was flying combat in the early and mid 1960's.

Crap that is a big plane.

What is that thing they are loading into the cargo bay?

...so I'd guess not.

Big ain't the word I'd use.

I remember watching them do touch and go's... it was surreal, it made the base and runway look like a toy sized train-board.

Haven't a clue what is being loaded, looks like some squids toy boat.

Don't know why the AF would be hauling Navy craft.
Especially baby boats.

Wow, I would have liked to see the Galaxy do touch and go's and fly bys.

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The C-130s were HUGE.
And it can fit into a C-5.
Look how tiny the men look standing next to it.

Why would the AF haul a C-130 around?
Is it non-operational?

In the early to mid 1960's we could not conceive of such planes.
If you had not sent me a pic I wouldn't have believed it.

Those are great pictures and a very cool story. It's nice that it's still there.

Loved the picture of the guys on the steel beams.

...glad you enjoyed them.

Everyone took a turn on the steel.

I was the surveyor, trying to keep the whole thing straight. When not surveying I drove a dump truck, poured concrete, ran an excavator, poured concrete, set forms, poured concrete, bent rebar, poured concrete...did I mention we poured a little concrete too?

Fun fact, after the first day there were no officers, entire field project was completed by an all enlisted crew.

A one-star did stop by when we were done, but I don't remember his name.

Thanks, NeoGreen.

and amazing!

a jab: "kind of like the Navy SeaBees, but better." Does it bother Red Horse that the SeaBees are better known?

Thanks for the pics.

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I was searching through my archives in the basement and found my copy of the working drawings of the 1987 project noted above.

They still have a slight whiff of ammonia.

Ahhh...memories.

In a later life. I kicked over the bottle next to the machine and cleared out half of the product engineering snobs.