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The "Ugly Baby" operation was the longest infiltration mission since World War II and the longest MC-130 Combat Talon II infiltration in history. [ 6 ] After much diplomatic maneuvering, Turkey finally allowed American overflights on 23 March.
The operation became known informally as "Operation Ugly Baby". [97] [98] [99] Major Jason L. Hanover was individually honored for commanding a mission that seized two austere airstrips during the operation. [102] After airlanding their troops, the Talon IIs then had to fly back through the alerted defenses to recover to their launching point. [99]
The two prototype YC-130s, AF Serial Numbers 53-3396 and 53-3397, were built at the Burbank, California plant, and were given c/ns 1001 and 1002.Production Hercules have all been built at the Lockheed-Marietta, Georgia plant, and began their c/ns at 3001 (USAF 53-3129, still extant at the Air Force Armament Museum).
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.
The C-130 drops its contents through a discharge tube installed on the rear left side of the C-130 and through the open cargo bay door, releasing 3,000 gallons in less than five seconds and ...
1958 C-130 shootdown incident; 1965 Hong Kong US Marines KC-130F Crash; 1969 theft of C-130; 1976 Venezuelan Air Force C-130 crash; 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash; 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash; 2015 Sumatra Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 2016 Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash
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