C-130HerculesWiki: The C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. Capable of takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a search and rescue, aerial refueling and maritime patrol. It was also used in the 1976 Entebbe raid in which Israeli commando forces carried a surprise assault to rescue 103 passengers of an airliner hijacked by Palestinian and German terrorists at Entebbe Airport, Uganda. The rescue force was flown 4,074 km from Israel to Entebbe by five Israeli Air Force Hercules aircraft without mid-air refueling.Go To Gallery

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