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Lockheed Georgia C-130 Hercules Film “ Airlift: Our Legacy in Logistics ” Cargo Plane 46204 (1973)

1973 · Short film · 13 min

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This film presents the innovations in air lift transport planes due to the arrival of the C-130 Hercules and the subsequent continued innovations which led to the C-141 Starlifter and the C5 Galaxy, all manufactured by the Lockheed Georgia Company. The film opens with an airport as cargo shipments are loaded in (:11). Air lift traditionally was conducted by converted passenger planes (:24) however, by the mid fifties a new plane was developed specifically for air lifting capabilities and this was the C-130 Hercules manufactured by Lockheed whom also presents this film (1:07). Ground workers push a cargo load into a C-130 (1:20) which now provided adequate compartment space, improved floor strength, an expanded truck bed height, integral cargo handling, restraining provisions (1:26), and high flotation rough landing gear (1:31). The Hercules is seen taking to the skies with it’s cargo load (1:38) and air dropping them shortly after (1:48). In addition to peacetime services, the craft was efficient for military use. Some of it’s diverse functions for the military include its use as a weather ship, patrol plane, tanker, hospital ship, command post as well as a photo mapping aircraft (2:11). A US Navy C-130 follows (2:12) and it was also particularly used as a gunship. The Hercules further proved its value through assisting in relief efforts for emergencies such as earthquakes, floods and famines (2:37). The sick and wounded were transported with ease with this new craft (2:41).…

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13 minutes
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Ephemeral Films

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