The Lockheed RC-130 Hercules were variants of the C-130 Hercules, designed for photographic or electronic reconnaissance missions.[1]
RC-130 Hercules | |
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A C-130 similar to this one, can be modified for reconnaissance | |
Role | Military reconnaissance aircraft Type of aircraft |
National origin | United States |
Manufacturer | Lockheed |
First flight | 1958 |
Primary user | United States Air Force |
Produced | 15 |
Developed from | Lockheed C-130 Hercules |
On 2 September 1958, C-130A-II 56-0528 was shot down after it intruded into Soviet airspace during a reconnaissance mission along the Turkish-Armenian border.[2]
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