My Life With The C-130

Ross Holdeman

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Light Messages
17 September 2024

Biography: general; Military history; Air forces & warfare; Aerospace & aviation technology

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Ross Holdeman's career with Lockheed's aeronautical engineering division led him to adventures in over 100 countries supporting ""Herky Birds"" and improving aviation safety by investigating what went wrong when they crashed.

My Life with the C-130 chronicles those adventures from the early days of the C-130 Hercules development in 1951 though 1984.

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is the longest continuously operating military aircraft production line in history having made its first flight on 23 August 1954. You name it and the Hercules has been there and done that for over 60 years and continues to do so today.

The C-130 has flown to both poles, landed or airdropped cargo at every hot spot from the Congo to Vietnam to Kosovo to Afghanistan and Iraq. It has hauled relief supplies to every outpost in the world and even landed on an aircraft carrier without a tailhook. It has been used to airdrop 15,000 pound bombs, paratroopers, and leaflets that weigh only a few grams. The C-130 serves as a gunship, is used for search and rescue missions, and has med-evaced thousands of casualties to hospitals. It monitors and jams enemy radio transmissions. It is used for aerial refueling, to track icebergs in the North Atlantic, and drug traffickers in the Caribbean.

By: Ross Holdeman
Imprint: Light Messages
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 11mm
Weight: 390g
ISBN: 9781611537628
ISBN 10: 1611537622
Pages: 120
Publication Date: 17 September 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

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Ross Holdeman

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