Aviation History: What ever happened to the eleven ?
Eleven C-140Bs were assigned to the Military Airlift Command. They were flown as VC-140B’s on special government and White House airlift missions by the 89th Military Airlift Wing at Andrews AFB, Maryland. The VC-140B’s were capable and versatile, but by the early 1980’s the Air Force was looking for a replacement. JetStars were out of production and spares were getting expensive. The JetStar was also not as fuel efficient as newer...
*Last Chance – Ends Today* AMEX Increases Bonus On Popular Business Credit Card
Apply for the AMEX Starwood Business Card and get up to 35,000 Starwood (SPG) points! This is a very lucrative sign-up bonus if you have enough spending coming up in the next few months. Once you meet the initial spending requirements and receive the SPG points, you can then transfer them to Marriott (which is what I did) and receive 3X Marriott Points. So if you accumulate and transfer 40,000 SPG points, you will receive 120,000...
Aviation History: VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was disassembled...
Road Closed Due to Flooding
On HWY 71 near FM 3134 near the Hopkins and Hunt County line, the road has been reported to be flooded. As a reminder always be cautious when flooding occurs on roads, and do not try to drive through the water. It can be deceptively deep or mess up your car or leave you stranded.
Boeing 367-80 Jet Transport
On July 15, 1954, a graceful, swept-winged aircraft, bedecked in brown and yellow paint and powered by four revolutionary new engines first took to the sky above Seattle. Built by the Boeing Aircraft Company, the 367-80, better known as the Dash 80, would come to revolutionize commercial air transportation when its developed version entered service as the famous Boeing 707, America’s first jet airliner. Quickly Boeing turned its...
The Special Air Mission VC-137C 85-6974 (SAM 974)
This Boeing 707-382B (c/n 20297/836) was originally delivered to TAP Air Portugal as CS-TBF in February 1970. It was sold to Buffalo Airways as N105BV in November 1983. It was finally seized by the U.S. Government from smugglers in 1985 and turned over to the USAF in October 1985. Buffalo Airways N105BV arrived at E-Systems 30 September 1985 and departed to Andrews AFB on 24 March 1988 as C-137C 85-6974. The airplane was...
Traveling with Children for the Holidays? By Johanna Hicks
Traveling with Children for the Holidays? Christmas is here, and New Year’s Day is not far behind, which means that many families will be traveling by car and airplane to visit with friends and relatives. This is an appropriate time to stop and think about having your child in the proper car seat before planning your trip. Although parents always want to protect their children, studies show that nationally, 3 out of...
Free Southwest Flights
Although, we don’t end up flying Southwest Airlines much, the opportunity to get free flights always appeals to me. And now that Southwest has added several new planes to their fleet, namely the Boeing 737 MAX, we will be giving them more consideration. Chase Bank is offering a sign-up bonus for one of their Southwest Airlines credit cards to get 40,000 Rapid Rewards Points just for signing up for the card and spending $1,000...
Aviation History: VC-137C 62-6000
The following information comes from local Sulphur Springs resident Tony Hughes. Mr Hughes worked on, performed engine run up, pre-flight/post flight and flew as an aircraft mechanic observer on FCF’s (functional check flight) at the Greenville, Tx. plant, formerly known as TEMCO. The Greenville plant started as Temco (Texas Engineering & Manufacturing Co.) then changed to Ling-Temco Electronics, Inc. in 1960, then...
Sulphur Springs New Sister City
By Savannah Owens If Sulphur Springs had a sister city it would be Calgary in Alberta, Canada. Allthough Calgary is much much larger than Sulphur Springs the two have many similarities. Calgary has a rich history of cowboys, rodeos, cattle roundups and stampedes. It started as a small city that grew through the great depression. Calgarians struggled through the dust bowl and prohibition just like many of the citizens of Sulphur...
