Members of a depot maintenance team reconstruct a C-130E in October 1983 as they mate a replacement nose to C-130 with tail number 63-7896. A cockpit fire destroyed the original nose of the aircraft, necessitating this unique repair project at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. (mishap must have happened between September 1981 and October 1983, need confirmation of when and what aircraft the nose came from) [USAF photo by SSGT John A Bauer]
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C-130 #63-896
A cockpit fire destroyed the original nose of the aircraft, necessitating this unique repair project at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. Date of mishap unknown but happened in the early 1980's.
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