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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 Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance, ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport, fixed-wing aircraft. It carries a wide array of ground-attack weapons that are integrated with sensors, navigation, and fire-control systems. Unlike other modern military fixed-wing aircraft, the AC-130 relies on visual targeting.
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 Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.
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]
Equipped with HC-130J Combat King II variants of the C-130 Hercules, HH-60G Pave Hawk rescue helicopters, and the Guardian Angel Weapon System (GAWS), the 129th has performed a wide variety of civilian search and rescue missions, including distressed persons aboard ships, lost or injured hikers, and medical evacuations.
Aircraft drops 8,000 gallons of fire retardant on Southern California fire.
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 ...