70th Anniversary for the C-130 Hercules

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https://www.military.com/daily-news/2024/08/22/lockheed-martin-marks-70-years-of-c-130-aircraft-flight.html

Not sure if there is a more versatile aircraft in history. This plane has evolved from troop/cargo transport to now a cruise missile carrier under the Rapid Dragon program.
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I was in the 5th grade when my dad was at Blytheville AFB and was a navigator on C-130's. That was 1958.
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https://www.airandspaceforces.com/c-130-hercules-70-years-first-flight/

Hopefully this link works. The OP's link is behind a paywall for me.

My thousands of hours in the Herk allowed me to see the world... and my ears can attest to that.
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Hey Nav said:

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/c-130-hercules-70-years-first-flight/

Hopefully this link works. The OP's link is behind a paywall for me.

My thousands of hours in the Herk allowed me to see the world... and my ears can attest to that.
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Aerial refueling of helicopters? Wow!
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Best memories and Mini said it best in his letter:

https://www.18af.amc.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3784705/to-the-c-130-with-love/

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Spooky gunships
Caladan
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Hey Nav said:

https://www.airandspaceforces.com/c-130-hercules-70-years-first-flight/

Hopefully this link works. The OP's link is behind a paywall for me.

My thousands of hours in the Herk allowed me to see the world... and my ears can attest to that.
I hear ya.

Well -- I *would* hear you, if it weren't for the thousands of hours I have on the C-5.

I love the C-130. Such a cute little airplane!
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The worst flight experience was as a boy flying Space A in a C-130 that was delivering the Stars and Stripes to various locations in the Pacific Region.
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I love the C-130. Such a cute little airplane!
Ah. Big Mac at its' finest. I've grabbed rides on your beasts...when they actually took off :-)

They sound like a library...
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