[HCDX] EC-130E Commando Solo

[Robert Foxworth <rfoxwor1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Back in 1998, Terry Krueger, David Crawford and I toured the inside
of this aircraft when it was open to the public for 2 days during
the Airfest at MacDill AFB Tampa, during a kinder gentler era
for us. We met a crew member who had been onboard during
the airborne phase of the Spice Island Radio operation in Grenada.
We saw the control operators position and some of the transmitting gear.
Photos were not permitted. It was not there during the 1999 and 2000
air shows (I missed the 2001 air show). Somewhat fewer people
lined up to tour this aircraft than did for the C5A, or other widely
known types. -  - Bob F

>>>So, the 193rd Special Operation Wings are back with their EC-130E
>>>aircrafts and the 10 kW mediumwave transmitter. Anybody out there who
>>>knows the frequency?

>NPR's "All Things Considered" ran a story on this aircraft this
>afternoon.  It goes by the name of Commando Solo and is outfitted with
>complete AM/FM/SW/TV broadcast facilities.  The report was mostly an
>interview with a gentleman from Jane's Defence Weekly, who commented
>that the planes has been used previously in Kosovo, Haiti, and Iraq, and
>typically flies in a figure 8 pattern at about 20,000 feet.  
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