Lockheed C-130 Hercules

[jslugman]

One of 16 originally built as a RC-130A and later de-mod'd to plain-jane A-status.


IAR Lockheed C-130A N133HP P08 by James O'Rear acc1011 by James "JSlugman" O'Rear, on Flickr

[Brian Lockett]

Lockheed C-130 Hercules at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base on Friday, March 4, 2011:

EC-130H Compass Call 73-1581 of the 43rd Electronics Combat Squadron

HC-130P of the of the 23rd Fighter Group based at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina

[bilwor]

Lockheed C-130J "Hercules/Herky Bird" (382-5594)(USAF 07-1468)(115th AS, 146th AW, CAANG, Channel Islands, Pt Mugu, CA D-MAFB 03/11/11

[Brian Lockett]

C-130s taking off from Davis-Monthan AFB on Tuesday, March 8, 2011:

  HC-130P 64-14860 of the 23rd Fighter Group based at Pope Air Force Base, North Carolina

EC-130H 73-1584 of the 43rd Electronics Combat Squadron

[F-16_fixer]

TC-130H Climbing out of TIA

[Jeff D. Welker]

Not your everyday Herc photos - here is the story. I was scheduled to take my father to the Yuma Air Show Saturday. He got very ill Friday evening and the trip got canceled (he is resting well now). By Saturday afternoon things were back to normal - as much as that can be at my house - and I decided to run out to Willie late. Five Herks were sitting on the ramp too close for my lens. Two T-38s, four AV-8Bs and one F-18F were also on the ramp. With not much happening and not wanting to go home empty-handed, I took a few "close-up" shots of one of the Herc's. In color they were extremely "blah" IMO. Accordingly, I started playing with them as B&W conversions. Not sure how much I like them, but it has been fun to explore.

[jslugman]

You might have to get the "When life gives you lemons" award for the month Jeff. Here's to your Dad getting better. 

[Jay Beckman]

As I said on POTN: Oh My! 

+1 for Pops feeling better!

[Jeff D. Welker]

Thanks James and Jay.

My dad is in his eighties and every day can be an adventure - health-wise. Even though he was a professional photographer for more than 50 years, he still loves to release that shutter. I'm betting we will get to our fair share of air shows in the future  

[Jay Beckman]

I truly hope so!

[Bubak]

[Jeff D. Welker]

That spiral effect coming off the props is very cool - nice capture.

[Lynn Evans]

C-130

Interesting prop shadow on Hercules landing in Yuma.

[F-16_fixer]

[Harry Morrow]

Taken at TIA 4-7-2011



Harry Morrow
www.harrymorrowphotography.com