Dragon Models Dragon Wings 55741
Lockheed C-130H Hercules Diecast Model
USAF 139AW MO ANG, St. Joseph, MO |
| 1:400 Scale | | Length | | Width |
|---|
| Lockheed C-130H Hercules | | 3" | | 4" |
The Air National Guard unit in St. Joseph, Missouri, the 139th Ailift, is the home of the Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center [AATTC], which offers hostile environment training to C-130 crews. The 139th Airlift Wing, located at Rosencrans Memorial Airport, St. Joseph, MO, flies C-130H Hercules in support of world-wide missions as a reserve component of the Air Mobility Command. The Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center trains aircrew from all components of the Air Force, Marine Corps, and allied nations, training over 1,000 students in 200. The unit, with nearly 1,000 assigned personnel, has an annual operations and maintenance budget of approximately $25 million.
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules, a four-engine turboprop aircraft, is the main tactical air transport aircraft of the United States and United Kingdom military forces. Capable of landing and taking off from short, rough dirt runways, it is a personnel and cargo hauler and is used in a wide variety of other roles, such as gunships, weather watchers, tankers, firefighters and aerial ambulances. There are more than 40 versions of the Hercules, and it is widely used by more than 50 nations, establishing a long record of reliability and durability, participating in a variety of military, civilian and humanitarian operations and environments. The H models remains in widespread use with the USAF and many foreign air forces. Initial H model deliveries began in 1964 and remained in production until 1996. An improved C-130H was introduced in 1974.
Designed to function as a troop, medical evacuation and cargo transport aircraft, the C-130 Hercules was first flown on August 23rd, 1954. Built by Lockheed and capable of over 40,000 lbs of payload, this four-engine turboprop aircraft is quite possibly the most versatile tactical transport in existence. Its modern roles include airlift and airdrop, electronic surveillance, search and rescue, space-capsule recovery, helicopter refueling and aerial attack. Capable of takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 has even landed and taken off from a carrier deck without benefit of arresting gear or catapults. © Copyright 2003-2026 The Flying Mule, Inc.
The Dragon Models "Dragon Wings" range presents detailed, ready-made diecast models of civilian aircraft.
Dragon Models "Dragon Wings" diecast airplanes feature:
- Diecast metal and plastic construction.
- Fuselage, wings and landing gear proportionally accurate compared to real airliners.
- Main wings to scale with authentic and detailed panel lines engraved.
- Engines based on airline specifications and accurate for each model.
- Authentic markings based on information supplied by each airline.
- Accurately reproduced livery, including registration number, cargo bay panels and other details.
- Interchangeable extended/retracted landing gear.
- Presentation stand to display the aircraft "in flight".
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