Anyone who served in ‘Nam knows what awesome aircraft these are. They first flew in 1954 and, like the B-52 Buff, are still in service doing an amazing job, Want to knw more about them, go to Lockheed C-130 Hercules - Wikipedia
The only aircraft I ever flew in that could go places the Herc couldn’t was the De Havillind Caribou.
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"Flying low level, going into dirt or grass strips, landing at little places that nobody else could get to with this big airplane is so much fun," says former USAF C-130 pilot and Lockheed director of business development Larry Gallogly. "I think of all the assault landings I made early in my career which may not have been as smooth as I would have liked but the airplane could take a beating."
More w/lots of pictures & links @ Why the C-130 Is Such a Badass Plane