Operation Credible Sport
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Operation Credible Sport was a joint project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The concept included using a Lockheed
The C-130 prototype firing rockets to shorten its landing
Iran hostage crisis Iraninan students comes up U.S. embassy in Tehran
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American, four-engined, turboprop, military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-13
Operation Credible Sport
…project of the U.S. military in the second half of 1980 to prepare for a second rescue attempt of the hostages held in Iran. The concept included using a Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter modified with the addition of rocket engines to make it a short take off and landing (STOL) capable aircraft able to land on the field within…
A United States Air Force C-130E
A C-130H Hercules flight deck: Aircraft displayed are from the Norwegian Armed Forces Aircraft Collection.
A C-130 Hercules of the Hellenic Air Force, with a livery depicting the mythological hero Hercules in the style of Ancient Greek vase painting
A Michigan Air National Guard C-130E dispatches its flares during a low-level training mission.