kids encyclopedia robot

Lockheed C-130 Hercules facts for kids

Kids Encyclopedia Facts
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
A C-130E Hercules flying over the Atlantic Ocean.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a military transport aircraft. The aircraft was first introduced (made available) in 1957. It is still used today by over 60 countries worldwide in active service. There are over 40 models and types of the C-130.

Images for kids

  • Lockheed C-130 Hercules flight deck

    C-130 Hercules flight deck. Aircraft displayed at the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection

  • C-130E Hercules dropping flares

    A Michigan Air National Guard C-130E dispatches its flares during a low-level training mission

  • One U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft taxis as another takes off from Yeo Ju airstrip during the joint U.S.-South Korean Exercise Team Spirit '84 DF-ST-84-11567

    Two C-130 Hercules in South Korea, 1984

  • A C-130 Hercules from the 36th Airlift Squadron conducts a night flight mission over Yokota Air Base (26385249024)

    A C-130 conducts a night flight mission over Yokota Air Base

  • Raf.hercules.c-130k.c3.arp

    Royal Air Force C-130K (C.3)

  • HC-130P-N refuels HH-60G

    USAF HC-130P refuels a HH-60G Pavehawk helicopter

  • Lockheed KC-130F Hercules aboard USS Forrestal (CVA-59) on 30 October 1963

    USMC KC-130F Hercules performing takeoffs and landings aboard the aircraft carrier Forrestal in 1963. The aircraft is now displayed at the National Museum of Naval Aviation.

  • C-130 Kham Duc

    C-130 Hercules were used in the Battle of Kham Duc in 1968, when the North Vietnamese Army forced U.S.-led forces to abandon the Kham Duc Special Forces Camp.

  • DaNangairbase1965

    U.S. Marines disembarking from C-130 transports at Da Nang Air Base on 8 March 1965.

  • C-130T Hercules Blue Angels

    USMC C-130T Fat Albert performing a rocket-assisted takeoff (RATO)

  • C-130 Hercules performs a tactical landing on a dirt strip

    C-130 Hercules performs a tactical landing on a dirt strip, North Carolina, U.S.

  • Snow days 121228-F-LR266-092

    A Hercules parking at Afghanistan's Bagram Air Base

  • C-130 support oil spill cleanup

    A U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules aircraft from the 910th Airlift Wing, Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station, Ohio, drops oil-dispersing chemicals into the Gulf of Mexico, 9 May 2010.

  • Illinois National Guard (36884158612)

    U.S. military relief crews load supplies aboard a C-130 Hercules from the Illinois Air National Guard's 182nd Airlift Wing based in Peoria. The C-130 and crew have been assisting with Hurricane Harvey relief efforts since 31 Aug.

  • C-130E MAFFS dropping fire retardant Simi Fire Southern California DF-SD-05-14857

    A C-130E fitted with a MAFFS-1 dropping fire retardant.

  • Picture of a C-130A of the VNAF

    C-130A of the VNAF

  • C-130 Hercules cockpit hg

    C-130H Hercules flight deck

  • KH film recovery

    A U.S. JC-130 aircraft retrieving a reconnaissance satellite film capsule under parachute.

  • C-130s from four nations at Pope AFB 1987

    C-130s from the: U.S., Canada, Australia and Israel (foreground to background)

  • RAAF Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 YPMC Creek

    RAAF C-130J-30 at Point Cook, 2006

  • Lockheed C-130H Hercules (L-382), Brazil - Air Force AN1875386

    Brazilian Air Force C-130 (L-382)

  • Egyptian Air Force Lockheed C-130H Hercules (L-382) Lebeda-1

    C-130H of the Egyptian Air Force

  • JASDF C-130H Iraq dispatch version

    Japan Air Self-Defense Force C-130H

  • S3-AGB Bangladesh Air Force Lockheed C-130B Hercules (7786122412)

    Bangladesh Air Force C-130B

  • Saudi C-130

    Royal Saudi Air Force C-130H

  • A C-130 of the Royal Thai Air Force in 2013

    A Royal Thai Air Force C-130, 2013

  • C-130 at Riyath Air base Museum

    C-130 at the Royal Saudi Air Force Museum

  • C-130 Hercules 10

    A Hercules deploying flares, sometimes referred to as Angel Flares due to the characteristic pattern.

  • Lockheed Hercules interior

    Cargo compartment of a Swedish Air Force C-130

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Lockheed C-130 Hercules para niños

Black History Month on Kiddle
Distinguished African-American Artists:
Sharif Bey
Hale Woodruff
Richmond Barthé
Purvis Young
kids search engine
All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Lockheed C-130 Hercules Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.