Lockheed C-130 Hercules

[Dave S.]

From earlier this year (2014), caught this guy departing the day after Luke Days.

Overhead Herc

[Tower Guy]

AC-130 Gunship back from duty in Viet Nam. by Tower Guy, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

Very cool Harvey (I've been saying that a lot lately about these images from your past). The AC looks pissed-off just sitting there. I suspect a lot of VC and Chinese regulars hated that thing with a passion. My cousin told me that during his first tour he witnessed AC's sending many of the enemy to an early reunion with their ancestors 

The fellow next to one of the Vulcans looks like me in my high school/early college days - damn hippy!

[Scott Youmans]

That one goes back a few years judging by the three-bladed props.  A formidable machine for sure!

[Tower Guy]

I can picture you with long hair Jeff, it's a stretch but I can see it.  This machine really delivered lots of fire power with the cannons and gatling guns, a real warrior.

[Tower Guy]

I believe this to be one of the first models of the AC-130s Scott. This photo is about 1974.

[Bjorn van der Flier]

2 from the Spanish Airforce 75th Anniversary.

Aire75-07 by Bjorn vd Flier, on Flickr

Aire75-19 by Bjorn vd Flier, on Flickr

[Brian Lockett]

I camp at a place in the Saline Valley that is a navigation waypoint for low altitude military flights. It is a sixty mile drive from the nearest paved road. This pair of C-130s cruised past camp on November 19.

Lockheed-Martin KC-130J Hercules BuNo 166765 of VMGR-352 Raiders based at MCAS Miramar.


Lockheed-Martin KC-130J Hercules BuNo 168073 of VMGR-234 Rangers based at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas.

[Ned Harris]

EC-130H "Compass Call". DM. 2/3/15

_70A1854 EC-130H "Compass Call" (s/n 73-1594) by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Ned Harris]

HC-130J Combat King II. DM. 2/4/15.

_70A1985 HC-130J Combat King II (s/n 09-5707) by Ned Harris, on Flickr

[Jeff D. Welker]

You've been hammering the 130's lately Ned. Excellent work.

[Joe Copalman]

SOMOS LA FUERZA

Colombian Herk arriving at Flagstaff just before sunset.

[Jeff D. Welker]

Terrific image Joe. Those Columbians sure keep that Herk clean and shiny.

[Mike Margolis]

FAA1 - C130H Belgian AF YUM - 6914 by Mike Margolis Photography, on Flickr

[wingsnstuff]

Harvey, your Specter image is awesome and must have been one of the early versions of the platform because it was still configured with three bladed props.  The new gunships have done away with the 105mm and I think the also replaced the 20mm gatling guns with 7.62 miniguns.  I think they did retain the 40mm Bofors aft of the wing.  Great historical image.