Beginning in 1965, the C-130 Hercules with its four turbo-prop engines, superior 15-ton payload, and its ability to rapidly offload palletized cargo dominated airlift operations in Vietnam. As …

The Hercules was used in Southeast Asia by the Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps in a variety of roles in addition to its original role of tactical transport. The USAF detached aircraft and crews …

2015年8月25日 · The 834th Airlift Command is shown in Saigon, Vietnam with its C-130 aircraft. Beginning at about the 12 minute mark, combat use of the C-130 is shown in Vietnam with …

2016年5月19日 · These war stories are all true. Most of the details are from letters I wrote in 1970 and 1971 when I was a C-130 pilot flying passengers, cargo and fuel to airfields around …

Introduced in August 1962, the C-130E conducted critical United States Air Force (USAF) missions during the Vietnam War through the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. It also supported …

On Apr. 29, 1975, C-130A Hercules tail number 56-0518 flew the last mission out of Vietnam before the fall of Saigon. 56-0518 was accepted into the US Air Force (USAF) inventory on …

2017年3月8日 · 1960’s — A U.S. Air Force C-130 transport turns at the end of the short runway at Bam Bleh, Vietnam. The transport was one of several taking troops of the First Cavalry …

2023年6月22日 · On the "Bangkok Shuttle," the passenger and cargo run which operated out of Don Muang AB, we flew to all American bases in Thailand. But the "in-country shuttle," the …

While the C-130 is involved in cargo and resupply operations daily, it has been a part of some notable offensive operations: The MC-130 variant carries and deploys what are currently the …

Capable of short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe …