Hercules Av Scott Bateman

Pre-order the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, told through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman¿The literary equivalent to injecting pure adrenaline into your brain via your eyeball ¿ it¿s a blast from start to finish¿ AVIATION HISTORIANAnytime, Anywhere, Anyhow. Whether it¿s war, natural disaster, or humanitarian emergency, for over fifty years the RAF¿s Hercules force was the first in and last out of any crisis faced by the UK government around the globe. First conceived in the 1950s, the US-built Lockheed C-130 Hercules earned its spurs flying difficult and dangerous missions in the Vietnam War before entering service with air forces around the world. Originally designed as transport aircraft, the Hercules has been pressed into service as an aerial tanker, gunship, spyplane, air-sea rescuer and bomber. It¿s even been flown from an aircraft carrier - the largest aeroplane ever to do so. Instantly recognisable, it became synonymous with daring special

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