60 years ago the first C-130 rolled off the Murrietta, Ga assembly line and it's been in active production since. 2400 of them have been built and they are used by Air Forces around the world.
A few missions it's used for;
Cargo and troop transport
Gunship
Surveillance
Psyops
Firefighting
Weather studies (hurricane hunters)
Arctic duty
It's even landed on an aircraft carrier
I spent 6 years in the early 2000s working on them in the Calif. Air National Guard. The newest C-130E I worked on was built in 1964 and they still were fully mission capable, in fact they served in the Middle East after 9/11. My old unit now has new CC-130J planes, I don't believe there are any C-130E still active.
http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/ta...ing-strong.aspx
http://m.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/20...130.html?r=full
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/us/c-130-hercules-military-plane-anniversary/
A few missions it's used for;
Cargo and troop transport
Gunship
Surveillance
Psyops
Firefighting
Weather studies (hurricane hunters)
Arctic duty
It's even landed on an aircraft carrier
I spent 6 years in the early 2000s working on them in the Calif. Air National Guard. The newest C-130E I worked on was built in 1964 and they still were fully mission capable, in fact they served in the Middle East after 9/11. My old unit now has new CC-130J planes, I don't believe there are any C-130E still active.
http://www.af.mil/News/ArticleDisplay/ta...ing-strong.aspx
http://m.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/20...130.html?r=full
http://www.cnn.com/2015/04/08/us/c-130-hercules-military-plane-anniversary/