Trash Haulers is the story of the US Air Force troop carrier/tactical airlift mission as it was performed by C-130 aircrews assigned to Tactical Air Command, Pacific Air Forces, Alaska Air Command and United States Air Forces Europe prior to and during the Vietnam War. This is a revision of an earlier title in a larger format with pictures.
Trash Haulers is the story of the US Air Force troop carrier/tactical airlift mission as it was performed by C-130 aircrews assigned to Tactical Air C...
In the early 1970s, the United States was in the process of withdrawing from Vietnam but the war was still very much in everyone's mind. Sam McLaughlin arrives at Charleston Air Force Base after a tour in the Pacific. He's 24 years old and unmarried. After a few months of living in the barracks and drinking in the NCO Club, he moves into an apartment just outside the main gate. After meeting another member of his squadron who lives in another complex "west of the Ashley," Sam convinces his roommate to move there because of the social opportunities at Orange Grove Apartments. The complex is...
In the early 1970s, the United States was in the process of withdrawing from Vietnam but the war was still very much in everyone's mind. Sam McLaughli...
In December 1941, retired US Navy enlisted aviator Paul I. "P.I." Gunn was living in Manila with his wife and their four children and was general manager of Philippine Airlines. Immediately after the attack on the Philippines, he and his airline were impressed into the US Army Air Corps. On Christmas Day he was ordered to fly a load of Far East Air Force staff members to Australia. When he got there, he was ordered to stay and organize an air transport squadron. His family was still in the Philippines, and soon fell into the hands of the Japanese. For the next three years, P.I. Gunn, who...
In December 1941, retired US Navy enlisted aviator Paul I. "P.I." Gunn was living in Manila with his wife and their four children and was general mana...
