Farewell to our centennial aircraft paint job! The same 103rd Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop team who painted our celebratory Centennial C-130 are now busy sanding, cleaning, and repainting it this week as the regulated window for this special design closes out.
If you missed it, this awesome design honors the past 100 years of #flyingyankee history! The distinctive black and yellow lightening bolt harkens back to the designs on the squadron’s P-51 Mustangs, flown overseas in the China-Burma-India theater. This “black lightening” design is featured in many squadron patches and decor around the base.
The invasion stripes on the tail honor the 324th Fighter Group which later became the 103rd Fighter Group and eventually, 103rd Airlift Wing. This design was painted on Allied aircraft flown in Operation Overlord and Operation Dragoon in 1944.
Thank you to the 103rd Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop for both the unique design and their hard work on starting and closing out this project. #legacyaircraft#GoMaintainers#c130hercules
: Capt Jen Kaprielian VIA FACEBOOK 103d AirLift Wing
