A mighty airlifter that forged a new era for the US armed forces- the C-130 Hercules, how many variants of the enduring icon ...

The largest aircraft ever to land on an aircraft carrier was the Lockheed C-130, a cargo transport plane never designed for carrier operations. The US Navy wanted to test the limits of strategic ...

The workhorse of the Air Force combat airlift fleet, the C-130 Hercules has been in service for more than half a century. Designed specifically to transport troops and equipment in the combat zone ...

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