Aside from transport, C-130s are used for refueling, surveillance and firefighting. In 2012, a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 crashed while battling a forest fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Friday 2 October 2015
U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 14
U.S. Military Plane Crashes in Afghanistan, Killing 14 - The New York Times:
The C-130 is a four-propeller transport aircraft used to haul troops as well as military equipment in and around war zones. Manufactured by Lockheed Martin, it is the short- and medium-range workhorse of the military, with a respected safety record. The first C-130 flight was in 1954, and the planes have played a role in every American war since.
Aside from transport, C-130s are used for refueling, surveillance and firefighting. In 2012, a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 crashed while battling a forest fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
Aside from transport, C-130s are used for refueling, surveillance and firefighting. In 2012, a North Carolina Air National Guard C-130 crashed while battling a forest fire in the Black Hills of South Dakota.
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