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Katie Higgins Cook (née Johnson) (born August 27, 1986) [1] is an American aviator and officer in the United States Marine Corps.In 2015, she became the first female Blue Angels pilot, [2] and flew the Blue Angels’ C-130 transport plane Fat Albert for two seasons. [3]
The Blue Angels were featured in the 1986 music video for "Dreams" [148] by rock band Van Halen, flying the A-4 Skyhawk. In 1987, the Blue Angels were featured in Rolling in the Sky: F/A-18 Blue Angels. [149] In 1996, the Blue Angels appeared in the IMAX short film The Magic of Flight, narrated by Tom Selleck. [150]
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin).Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft.
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March 13, 1997: Unidentified C-130 of the IRIAF, crashed near Mashad, killing 86. February 2, 2000: An unidentified C-130 of the IRIAF collided with an Airbus A300 on take-off for training flight from Tehran–Mehrabad Airport (THR) – lost control and hit empty Iran Air Airbus A300 being towed into hangar. Both hulls burned.
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On 23 May 1969, a Lockheed C-130 Hercules was stolen from RAF Mildenhall by a United States Air Force (USAF) aircraft mechanic who ultimately crashed it into the English Channel. Though some parts of the plane washed up on the Channel Islands within days of the crash, the larger wreck remained undiscovered until November 2018, nearly 50 years ...
Why is the AC-130 nicknamed the 'Angel of Death'? The AC-130 is equipped with an arsenal of side- and rear-mounted weapons such as cannons, miniguns, bombs and missiles. When deployed, these ...