The Old Beast C-130 Hercules Flew its First Flight 65 Years Ago This Week
Today 1954 marked the first flight of the C-130 Hercules. NORAD & NORTHCOM uses it for homeland defense, search & rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, aerial firefighting & spraying, and more. Nineteen C-130J aircraft take part in an elephant walk before takeoff during an exercise Mar. 15, 2018, at Little …