Well I figured eventually one of these would surface on the web. Here is a video of a C-123 taking off in a remote camp on the western coast of Alaska in the summer of 07. I had the job of flying around Alaska co-piloting/wrenching on this bird for part of the summer. This was one of our trips we took supplies out. Enjoy!!

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Oj4OO8XZPg

I'm leaving next month to go to work with Bill flying this bird and the Skyvans.

When I lived in CDB, the FAA did grocery runs to the bush stations with a C-123. Great airplane to load/unload, for sure, and good performance, especially with the jets fired up.

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Had a friend get shot down over Nicaragua in one of these that started the whole Iran-Contra Affair.
Sadly he and the other pilot didn't survive. The Loadmaster bailed out and got captured.
He was in his element when he went down..... being a former CIA pilot.
He had some great stories.

I saw a C123 at Pt Angeles (WA) last year which was enroute to Alaska for some freighting work. Looked like quite an airplane.

hotrod150 wrote:I saw a C123 at Pt Angeles (WA) last year which was enroute to Alaska for some freighting work. Looked like quite an airplane.

That was the same guy in the video with the other C123 that we got running here in Phoenix last year. The one that you saw at Port Angles is the one that was in the movie Dumbo Drop, and the one in the video above is the one that was in Con Air.

Hafast wrote:......the one in the video above is the one that was in Con Air.

Boy, those things are a lot bigger inside than you would think. They had plenty of rooms for all them convicts etc....
Nothing like a little poetic license. Similarly, I did a dock-side tour of the Lady Washington, the sailing ship "Black Pearl" from the Pirates of the Carribean movies, and the ship is nowhere near as large as the movie scenes show.

I did a few jumps out of one several years back. From what I remember the plane was based out of Kingman, AZ then, so no idea which one it was. I heard rumor it had been in a movie, but not really sure.

The one up in Kingman is still hauling jumpers, I saw him take off when I was on downwind last January. I've never met that guy, but Bill knows him.

That's large Marge! I have been in love with her breasts since the day I met here in Northway AK. Thanks for the video. Great to see aviators and old a/c earning a living in other than optimum conditions. Not sure how long that strip was but it looks like a challenge for that large a plane.