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Hercules Story by Martin W. Bowman (2009, Hardcover)
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The C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the 'Charlie 130' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherHi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-100752450816
ISBN-139780752450810
eBay Product ID (ePID)73718767
Product Key Features
Book TitleHercules Story
Number of Pages128 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
TopicAviation / History, Military / Aviation
IllustratorYes
GenreTransportation, History
AuthorMartin W. Bowman
Book SeriesStory of Ser.
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.8 Oz
Item Length5.1 in
Item Width7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Dewey Edition22
Dewey Decimal623.7465
SynopsisThe C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the 'Charlie 130' was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire and nearly always in bad weather. AC-130 gunships blasted the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night, Lamplighters and Blind Bats dropped flares, and others scattered defoliant, 'pancake bombs' and 15,000 'Big Blue' block-busters. But more than anything else it was in the role of 'Trash and Ass hauler' that the C-130 earned unstinting admiration from ground troops and aircrews alike. The 'Herky Bird' or 'Fat Albert', as the C-130 is fondly known, went on to serve with similar panache in the Gulf War and in humanitarian relief operations around the world. Today, the modern C-130J version continues to provide the effective support for which the Hercules name is renowned., C-130 Hercules first flew in 1954, an easily maintained aircraft which entered service with the USAF Tactical Air Command. Ten years later the Charlie 130 was providing the essential logistical support in Vietnam where a new landing technique, the Khe Sanh approach, added to the Hercules folklore. Paradrops, airlift, and evacuation operations were completed around the clock, often at low level, usually under fire, and nearly always in bad weather. AC-130 gunships blasted the Ho Chi Minh Trail at night, Lamplighters and Blind Bats dropped flares, and others scattered defoliant, 'pancake bombs' and 15,000 "Big Blue" block-busters. But more than anything else it was in the role of "Trash and Ass hauler" that the C-130 earned unstinting admiration from ground troops and aircrews alike. The "Herky Bird" or "Fat Albert," as the C-130 is fondly known, went on to serve with similar panache in the Gulf War and in humanitarian relief operations around the world. Today, the modern C-130J version continues to provide the effective support for which the Hercules name is renowned.
LC Classification NumberUG1242.T7
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