This is a story about the septuagenarian Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin) C-130 Hercules (AKA “Herc/Herk”) and one of its original, soon-to-be centenarian pilots. Jim Akin, a 99-year-old legacy C-130 pilot, recently reflected on his role in the first US Air Force C-130 Demonstration Team, known as the Four Horsemen.