The C-130 Hercules primarily performs the tactical portion of the airlift mission. The C-130 was used to evacute US forces and during the withdrawal of US forces from Vietnam from 1972 - 1975.
Aircraft Facts | |
| Primary Function: | Tactical and intratheater airlift |
| Built By | Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company |
| Speed | 345 mph/318 ktas (Mach 0.52) at 20,000 feet (6,060 meters) |
| Ceiling | 33,000 feet (10,000 meters) with 45,000 pounds (17,716 kilograms) payload |
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