The Freedom Bird's final flight

[feddoc]

Not a dry eye in my house. What a moving experience to have seen these men and this airplane together again.


http://www.c141heaven.us/movies/C141retire.wmv

 

[HAL Pilot]

Great find.

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

Good clip, thanks for putting that out.

 

[Mumbles]

I dated a gal last year who's Dad was the FE on the Starlifter that flight back from Hanoi.

 

[EM1toNFO]

Website took it down due to bandwidth considerations.. Did anyone save it that can put it up somewhere?

 

[Catmando]

One of the most memorable days of my life was to (accidentally but fortunately) be present at Clark AFB, PI, as the C-141's (and DC-9's) landed with the first waves of our liberated POW's from Hanoi. I had some squadron-mates and shipmates in the group, and thanked God for all their return.

http://www.whoa.org/73/homecoming/
http://zcap.freeyellow.com/a70.html
http://www.axpow.org/stories-february2003.htm

 

[feddoc]

Sort of along those lines...Cole Black passed away on 10 NOV 2007.

http://www.pownetwork.org/bios/b/b088.htm

 

[cfam]

Website took it down due to bandwidth considerations.. Did anyone save it that can put it up somewhere?

http://youtube.com/watch?v=9BM09bxf3Ng

Here you go. Let me know if the link doesn't work.

 

[Slammer2]

link worked. great video

 

[WheelsUpHeelsUp]

Wow, whatta airplane, HUGE or so I thought. Hard to believe they're gone. Caught a hop Norfolk to AAFB on a C 54 and then a 141 from Andrews to McGuire AFB. The 141 ride was over as soon as it started, they JUMPED into the sky without any apparent pitch angle just pure lift.

 

[Herc_Dude]

Great video. Must watch. Some very intense emotions throughout.