Lockheed MC-130

MC-130
	MC-130H Combat Talon II
Role	STOL Special operations military transport aircraft
Manufacturer	Lockheed Corporation
First flight	MC-130J: April 2011
Introduction	MC-130E: 1966; MC-130P: 1986; MC-130H: 1991 ; MC-130W: 2006 ; MC-130J: 2012
Status	active
Primary user	United States Air Force
Number built	MC-130E: 18 ; MC-130H: 24 ; MC-130P: 28 ; MC-130W: 12; MC-130J: 37
Unit cost	MC-130E $75 million ; MC-130H $155 million ; MC-130W $60 million ; MC-130J $67.3 million
Developed from	C-130 Hercules ; C-130J Super Hercules

The Lockheed MC-130 is a US military cargo aircraft. It is a very specialized variant of the famous C-130 Hercules, used exclusively by U.S. special forces. It can fly on low altitude. MC-130 are only used by US Air Force.

The MC-130J, which became operational in 2011, is the new-production variant that is replacing the other special operations MC-130s.^[9] As of May 2016, the Air Force has taken delivery of 33 of the planned 37 -J models.^[10]

Lockheed MC-130 Media

MC-130E Combat Talon dispensing flares
A Lockheed Hercules MC-130H Combat Talon II on Wiesbaden Army Airfield during Open House Day commemorating 60th Berlin Airlift Anniversary on June 29, 2008.
MC-130E Combat Talon I of the Air Force Reserve's 919th Special Operations Wing taxis to the runway at RIAT 2010
15th Special Operations Squadron
Mixed formation of helicopters and Combat Talon of the Son Tay rescue operation during a practice mission
1st Special Operations Squadron
8th Special Operations Squadron
Emblem of the 1st Special Operations Wing, a wing of the United States Air Force
MC-130E Combat Talon I of 711th SOS, 1996–present
MC-130H Combat Talon II of 15th SOS

References

↑ Gallery of USAF Weapons. Air Force Magazine, Journal of the Air Force Association (May 2008)., p. 148.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 Thigpen (2001), p. 461.
↑ Gallery of USAF Weapons. Air Force Magazine, Journal of the Air Force Association (May 2008)., p. 145.
↑ Putrich, Gayle S.. ARINC Flightsafety on U.S. Air Force Combat Spear Trainer. Training & Simulation Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
↑ ^5.0 ^5.1 MC-130H Combat Talon II fact sheetU.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2016-04-06.
↑ Thigpen (2001), pp. 49 and 56.
↑ Fact sheet AC-130W Stinger IIAir Force Link. Retrieved 6 April 2016. The MC-130Ws were 87-9286 and 9288, 88-1301 through 1308, 88-1051 and 1057.
↑ Factsheet MC-130J Commando II (15 September 2011)Air Force.mil. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ "First HC/MC-130J Assembled" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, AIR FORCE Magazine December 2009. Air Force Association. Retrieved 4 December 2009.
↑ Church, Aaron. 2016 USAF Almanac: Gallery of USAF Weapons. AIR FORCE Magazine 99 (5) (May 2016)., p.76

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[1] Gallery of USAF Weapons. Air Force Magazine, Journal of the Air Force Association (May 2008)., p. 148.

[thig461-2] 2.0 ^2.1 Thigpen (2001), p. 461.

[Gallery_of_USAF_Weapons-3] Gallery of USAF Weapons. Air Force Magazine, Journal of the Air Force Association (May 2008)., p. 145.

[tsj-4] Putrich, Gayle S.. ARINC Flightsafety on U.S. Air Force Combat Spear Trainer. Training & Simulation Journal. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

[fact-5] 5.0 ^5.1 MC-130H Combat Talon II fact sheetU.S. Air Force. Retrieved 2016-04-06.

[6] Thigpen (2001), pp. 49 and 56.

[stinger2-7] Fact sheet AC-130W Stinger IIAir Force Link. Retrieved 6 April 2016. The MC-130Ws were 87-9286 and 9288, 88-1301 through 1308, 88-1051 and 1057.

[CombatShadowII-8] Factsheet MC-130J Commando II (15 September 2011)Air Force.mil. Retrieved 6 April 2016.

[newmc-9] "First HC/MC-130J Assembled" Archived 2011-07-23 at the Wayback Machine, AIR FORCE Magazine December 2009. Air Force Association. Retrieved 4 December 2009.

[afm2015almanac-10] Church, Aaron. 2016 USAF Almanac: Gallery of USAF Weapons. AIR FORCE Magazine 99 (5) (May 2016)., p.76

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