Tales of the flying the line in an USAF C130 in the Pacific theater 1973-1993
Philippine Army Fort Magsaysay 21 TAS airdrop – 29 December 1980
Airdrop on Fort Magsaysay
21 TAS crew leaves the 21 TAS squadron building after receiving the mission briefing. They will be dropping Philippine Army troopers on a drop zone on their base at Fort Magsaysay east of Clark on 29 December 1980.
Captain “Doughboy” Power and crew conduct the plane side briefing with the Philippine Army jumpmasters for a drop of Philippine Army troops on Fort Magsaysay, 29 December 1980.Philippine army paratroopers have their equipment checked by a jumpmaster prior to boarding a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing C-130 aircraft.Philippine Army troopers received their jump briefing prior to loading on the 374 TAW C130. They will parachute into a drop zone on Fort Magsaysay, Luzon. 29 December 1980.Philippine Army troopers receive a final equipment check prior to loading on the 374 TAW C130. They will parachute into a drop zone on Fort Magsaysay, Luzon. 29 December 1980.A Philippine Army trooper leaves the left paratroop door for his jump onto the Fort Magsaysay drop zone, 29 Demeber 1980.Philippine Army troopers jump from a 374 TAW C130 29 December 1980.A Philippine army paratrooper descends to the Fort Magsaysay drop zone during a 374th Tactical Airlift Wing airdrop.
Philippine Army troopers jump from 374 TAW C130s into Fort Massaysay 29 December 1980
