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540 of 2007

Lockheed YMC-130H Hercules (L-382) aircraft picture

540 of 2007

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74-1686 (cn 382-4669) In 1980, the U.S. military made radical modifications to 3 C-130H Hercules so it could take off and land almost like a helicopter. The aircraft was equipped with lift rockets slanting downward, slowdown rockets facing forward, missile motors facing backward, and still more rockets to stabilize the plane as it touched down. The mission — land in a Tehran soccer stadium, rescue 53 American hostages held captive in Iran, and get out.

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