C-130 Carrier Landing without Hook

C-130 Hercules Landing on U.S.S Forrestal AIRCRAFT CARRIER - Fighter Jets World

On this date in aviation history; Lt. James Flately managed to put a 121 thousand pound 4 engined C-130 Hercules on the deck of the USS Forrestal! At first, when looking over his new assignment…Lt. James H. Flatley thought it was a joke, but as it tuned out, it was a serious matter, coming directly from the Department of the Navy who ordered a feasibility study to find out whether they could utilize the massive C-130 Hercules as a “Super COD” (Carrier Onboard Delivery Aircraft) In preparation fo

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🚨 Shocking Mid‑Air Breakup of Turkish Air Force C‑130 Hercules A Turkish Air Force C‑130 Hercules (built 1968) disintegrated in mid‑air en route from Azerbaijan to Türkiye. Video footage shows a spiralling contrail as the aircraft broke apart shortly after taking off from Ganja Airport. Turkey operates 19 ageing C‑130s, with an average age of 45 years. With this platform logging over 20 million flight hours, questions are already being raised about whether maintenance issues could be to blame f