Posts Tagged ‘C-130 Hercules’
 

 
First successful flight of the Wright Flyer in 1903, for which the Wright Brothers filed a patent on March 23, 1902.

Today in Aviation History: March 23rd

The Wright Brothers file a patent for their motorized flying machine, a FedEx MD-11 crashes in Tokyo, an Aeroflot A310 crashes when he lets his children take over the controls, and more...
by Phil Derner Jr.

 
 

On This Day in Aviation History: August 23rd

Happy birthday to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules which made her maiden flight on this day in 1954. Other milestones include the first nonstop flight between Paris and Berlin, Britain's first military balloon and more...
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Military Plane Crashes in Morocco, Killing 78

Nearly 80 people were killed on Tuesday morning when a Moroccan Royal Armed Forces C-130 Hercules transport aircraft crashed into a southern Morocco mountain during bad weather, state-run media reported. There were three surviv...
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Two Marines Rescued After Fighter Jet Crash off Mexican Coast

Two U.S. Marines were rescued safely after their F/A-18 Hornet fighter jet crashed off Mexico's Pacific coast on late Wednesday evening, officials said on Thursday.
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Modular Airborne FireFighting System (MAFFS) being loaded onto an Air Force C-130 Hercules. (Photo by US Air Force)

Air Force C-130 Hercules Firefighting Plane Crashes in South Dakota

A C-130 Hercules firefighting aircraft crashed while combating a blaze in South Dakota on Sunday.
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