General Heithold, vice commander of the Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, commended all the maintainers for a job well done and stressed the importance of the aircraft and how vital it is to the war effort. Heithold while speaking to the mechanics at a release ceremony for the gunship Jan. "I thought it would be a miracle if we got it out in 150 days, and you did it in 146," said Brig. The additional maintenance alone normally would have taken 65 days to complete. This was 31 days less than the standard 181 days for such an aircraft and many wondered if the members of the 560th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron could complete the aircraft on schedule.Īs if that wasn't a big enough accomplishment for the C-130 Hercules maintainers, the aircraft required more than the scheduled maintenance. (AFNEWS) - When Aircraft 89-0512, an AC-130U Spooky, arrived at Robins AFB for program depot maintenance, it was given an accelerated schedule of only 150 days to complete.
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