Lockheed C-130 Hercules

The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft that was originally developed for the US Air Force, but which serves with more than 40 nations.

During Operation Granby, RAF Hercules were deployed to Riyadh and forward operating bases. These included elements of 24 Squadron, 30 Squadron, 47 Squadron and 70 Squadron.

C-130 Hercules

Here is a summary of the C-130 Hercules's technical specifications:

Crew	4 to 6
Wingspan	132 feet 7 inches (40.4 metres)
Length	97 feet 9 inches (29.8 metres)
Height	38 feet 3 inches (11.6 metres)
Wing Area	1,745 ft² (162.1 m²)
Maximum Take-off Weight	155,000 lb (70,300 kg)
Maximum Speed	379 mph (610 km/h)
Range	2,360 miles (2,050 nautical miles, 3,800 kilometres)
Service Ceiling	33,000 feet (10,000 metres)

World War II

Operation Barbarossa
1941 German Invasion of Russia

Operation Citadel
1943 The Battle of Kursk

Operation Dragoon
1944 Invasion of southern France

Operation Varsity
1945 Crossing the Rhine

Invasions That Never Were

Operation Sealion
1940 German invasion of England

Operation Olympic
1945 US invasion of southern Japan

Operation Coronet
1946 US invasion of northern Japan

Special Forces

Operation Entebbe
1976 Entebbe Airport Rescue

Operation Nimrod
1980 Iranian Embassy Siege

British Cold War Operations

Operation Musketeer
1956 Suez Crisis

Operation Corporate
1982 Falklands War

Operation Black Buck
1982 Vulcan raids on Port Stanley

Operation Granby
1990-91 Persian Gulf

British Post Cold War

Operation Herrick
2002- Afghanistan

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