Story of Innovation: C-130 Hercules

Who wanted to build a stubby turboprop cargo aircraft at the dawn of the jet age?

Our Royal New Zealand Air Force currently operates five C-130(NZ) Hercules aircraft. We took delivery of the first three Hercules (NZ7001 – NZ7003) in 1965. These were the first C-130H production models off the Lockheed production line. A further two C-130H, (NZ7004 – NZ7005) were received in 1969.

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First NZ C-130J Hercules takes to the skies
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