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5 Fast Facts On The 4 C-130 Hercules Variants Used By The US Air Force

The USAF operates various C-130 variants in a range of strategic missions.

The AC-130J Ghostrider reigns as the king of modern gunships and will provide massed, concentrated fire for ground support for years to come.

We’ve previously discussed the versatility of the C-130. Now we discuss *how* it adapts and demonstrates its versatility so readily.

Though bigger and faster military cargo planes have come, the C-130 keeps soldiering, and its features still make the ‘Herc’ an asset for the USAF.

A New Zealand C-130 Hercules successfully evacuated an American in need of medical attention from Antarctica to New Zealand.

The C-130 is still serving the USAF after 69 years. A major reason for this longevity is the plane’s amazing versatility.

This bizarre series of carrier landings occurred in 1963.

American Airlines is to resume flights to Haiti amid 80% of the capital being controlled by gangs and the airport recently assaulted.

From World War II dogfighters to Soviet transports.

The US Navy once conducted tests to determine the feasibility of using the C-130 at sea.