Old Fella, before my time, but I did Have a Trojan callsign a bit later! Remember the A's didn't have enuf air beaters over at Brand X until they got their shiny Camo H's
Oh, no comment on the E's lack of ability at 175k lbs...
However, I remember my Dad flew in to Darwin [27th ish?] on a USAF C141. I think out of RIC. He was with a bunch of Fed police who unwittingly filled him in on arrival all of the perks. Suffice to say, as an Elec Engineer, he ensured that the cops Beer refrigeration achieved an appropriate priority!