Description

61st Troop Carrier Squadron C-130E (1966) Model

Made in honor of SMSGT Elroy Harworth, USAF (KIA) on 31 May 1966 while part of the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron

Lost during a mission against the Thanh Hoa bridge on the Song Ma River, North Vietnam. The Carolina Moon operation attempted to drop a large 8-foot diameter bomb with 5000 pounds of explosives to knock out the bridge. Exact reason of loss is truly not known, but all eight crew were killed in action

• Length – 16 inches
• Wingspan – 21 inches
• Made from Mahogany
• US Veteran-Owned Business
• Official Licensed by Lockheed Martin
• The product is not intended to be used by children 12 years and younger

LOCKHEED MARTIN®, C-130 Hercules®, associated emblems and logos, and body designs of vehicles are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of Lockheed Martin Corporation in the USA and/or other jurisdictions, used under license by Squadron Nostalgia LLC

Vietnam War
During the Vietnam War, the squadron transported supplies from the Philippines into Southeast Asia, Dec 1965-Jun 1966. Part of squadron deployed to South Vietnam in the summer of 1972 to test the Adverse Weather Aerial Delivery System (AWADS) in combat for the first time. In 1972, operated from Taiwan and provided flood relief in the Philippines.

• Constituted as the 61st Troop Carrier Squadron on 13 October 1942

Activated on 26 October 1942

Inactivated on 30 September 1946

• Redesignated 61st Troop Carrier Squadron, Medium on 20 September 1949

Activated on 17 October 1949

Redesignated 61st Troop Carrier Squadron on 1 March 1966

Redesignated 61st Tactical Airlift Squadron on 1 May 1967

Redesignated 61st Airlift Squadron on 1 December 1991^[1]