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See what battling California wildfires look like from cockpit of a C-130 aircraft
Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National ...
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The Fate Of The Last USAF Lockheed Martin C-130H Hercules
The USAF's choice to phase out the H-series Hercules is part of a broader effort to modernize the tactical airlift fleet and enhance overall operational efficiency. The C-130J Super Hercules ...
Take the pilot’s seat as C-130 aircraft flies over California wildfire and drops retardant
Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National Guard ...
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C-130s from around the world gather for an ‘elephant walk’
It takes, for instance, seven C-130J Super Hercules and C-130H Hercules cargo ... a tight grouping of planes on a runway, taking off one after the other. It’s a term and tradition going back ...
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See the US military's special C-130 Hercules water bombers that are joining the LA wildfire fight
The Pentagon deployed modified C-130 aircraft to aid in the fight against the Los Angeles wildfires. The wildfires spread rapidly due to strong winds and dry conditions, scorching over 30,000 acres.
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45 more fire engines, C-130 Hercules sent to battle California wildfires
Additionally, the U.S. Air Force Reserve out of Petersen Space Force Base sent a C-130 Hercules capable of dumping ... “It slows the fire down and also cools it off to an extent, which allows ...