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Lockheed RC-130A 'Hercules'

Description
Notes: C-130A modified for geodetic survey and photo mapping (7 CREW) .
  Manufacturer:Lockheed
  Base model:C-130
  Designation:RC-130
  Version:A
  Nickname:Hercules
  Designation System:U.S. Air Force
  Designation Period:1925-1962
  Basic role:Transport
  Modified Mission:Reconnaissance
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Specifications
Not Yet Available

Known serial numbers
57-510 / 57-524


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 Ron Moore
 Robertsdale, AL
Great site. I was a crew member RC-130A's as an aerial photographer. Great squadron, good officers and non-coms as well as some fine fellow airman. I served prior to my deployment overseas from early 1963 until late 1964.

I have many old 8MM home movies of AST's in Equador, Peru, Columbia, Brazil as well as photos taken while TDY in the good old USA. Hopefully, if the film is not too brittle, I can get these converted into still web shots.
08/28/2007 @ 09:30 [ref: 17780]
 Ramon A. Cardona
 Loveland, OH
I flew the RC-130A photomapping version at Topeka, Kansas with the 1st Aerial Cartographic and Geodesic Squadron from 1970-1972. After flying the AC-130A in SEA I returned to the same unit, now relocated at Keesler AFB, MS in Aug 1973 until the unit was disbanded in 1975. I have some photos but most of them are 1.56G too much to upload at this site. Some cockpit photos but none from the camera equipment in the back. These are slides and they are medium quality. I'll be happy to share these.
08/11/2007 @ 16:28 [ref: 17563]
 Eddie Williamson
 Raleigh, NC
Hi David,

I probably worked with you. I was a Photographic repairman
stationed at Turner from Nov 1963 to Nov 1966. I spent 24 months of that time on AST's Brazil, Ethiopia, Colombia.

Guys called me Willie.

Eddie Williamson
02/25/2007 @ 16:50 [ref: 15672]
 DAVID SOLOW
 NETANYA, NC
HI GUYS,

I WAS IN THE 1375TH. FROM 1962 - 1967, I WAS AN AP ON RC-130A, AND I BOOKED OVER 3600/HOURS.

LET ME HEAR FROM ANY OF THE 1375TH. GUYS. I WORK IN THE USA ALMOST 5 MONTHS A YEARS.

BEST RGDS,
DAVID SOLOW
AF-12669137

07/01/2006 @ 23:56 [ref: 13627]
 Aisen Lopez
 Mayaguez, Puerto Rico, OTH
If anybody sees this comment, I've been looking for photos for the RC-130A from the 1965 to 1970 period for a reapaint for Flight Simulator 2004. The photos have to be as revealing of the external fetures painted in the fuse as possible. And the camouflage version for the Vietnam war.
03/08/2006 @ 16:22 [ref: 12733]

 

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