I arrived in Vietnam for my 2nd tour at Cam Rahn Bay AB in Sept. 1971. I was assigned to the 457th TAS as a flight mech/Loadmaster. I left Vietnam in March 1972. My tour was cut short as the Caribou was being transfered to the VNAF. I really enjoyed my duties as a Flight mech and was really dissapointed having to leave. It was the best ACFT I was ever arround in my time in the Air Force. Great memories.
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C-7 Caribou Details
Aircraft/Missile Information
Country of Origin Canada (DHC-4A, CC-108) Similar Aircraft Buffalo C-8A, DHC-5 Role STOL utility transport (32 equipped troops, 1/4-ton trucks). Span 95 ft. 7 in. Length 72 ft. 7 in. Height 31 ft. 8 in. Weight 28,500 lbs. max. Armament None Engines Two Pratt & Whitney R-2000-7M2s of 1,450 hp. ea. Crew Three Cost $800,000 Maximum speed 216 mph. Cruising speed 152 mph. Range 1,175 miles Service Ceiling 24,800 ft.
