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Hercules Supply Drop by Tim Fisher. Supplies being flown in for the US Implementation Force (IFOR), near Zupanja, Croatia. |
Squadron Training by Scott Kirkwood. Commissioned by 70 Squadron RAF in 1996. Four ton Manual Extraction onto Kievel Airfield. |
Libyan Rescue by Ivan Berryman. As the Libyan people's uprising against Colonel Gadaffi's regime intensified at the end of February 2011, many British nationals found themselves isolated in the sprawling desert, many of them oil workers in some of the country's most remote areas. As Libya deteriorated into rebellion, British Special Forces were dispatched to pluck the stranded workers from the desert and fly them to the safety of Malta. Here, an RAF Lockheed C130 Hercules climbs away from a successful pickup on a remote airstrip. In total, two operations involving five Hercules aircraft rescued over 300 British nationals and other foreign workers. |
Teamwork by Stuart Brown. Aircraft of the UKs Special Forces flight perform an ALARP exercise on an MoD range at Pendine Sands, Wales. The Air Land Refuel Points (ALARP) can be located on improvised airfields or beaches and normally operate at night with the aid of Night Vision Goggles. The aircraft portrayed are a 47 Sqn Hercules refuelling a 7 Sqn Chinook and a 657 Sqn AAC Lynx. Special Forces personnel provide armed cover. |
Low Level Para Drop by Tim Fisher. Depicting a Hercules dropping Paras at low level. |
Tribute to the Lockheed C-130 Hercules by Ivan Berryman. Entering service as far back as 1956, the C-130 Hercules is the longest continuously produced military aircraft and has served with many countries throughout the world. This versatile aircraft has been a military transport, firefighting aircraft, missile platform and humanitarian supply aircraft in a multitude of roles. Among its notable achievements is a record set in 1963 for the largest and heaviest aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. |
Dawn Descent by David Pentland. A C130 Hercules MK1 from RAF Lynham Transport Wing, delivers a low level Brigade drop of Airbourne forces over Salisbury Plain. The C130 Hercules is the workhorse of the Royal Air Force Air Transport (AT) fleet and is based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, where it is operated by Nos 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons. The fleet totals 50 aircraft and is a mixture of C1/C3 aircraft and the new C-130J aircraft, designated C4/C5. |
Special Forces HALO by Stuart Brown A four-man Special Forces patrol exit a C-130 Hercules to perform a HALO freefall insertion from 25,000ft. HALO (High Altitude, Low Opening) operations enable Special Forces to be covertly inserted into hostile territory, often under the cover of darkness. Equipped with oxygen and heavily laden with weapons, ammunition, explosives, task specific equipment and other supplies. |
Para Wedge by Scott Kirkwood. Commissioned by 70 Squadron RAF in 1996. Jump by 1st Parachute Battalion with wedged cargo exit and double static line exit by Low Level Parachute onto Copehill Down Drop Zone at last light. |
Herculean Effort by Robert Tomlin. The workhorse of forces around the globe, the mighty Hercules could be called todays universal soldier. Whether supplying troops in desert and jungle or dropping air to starving nations, Fat Albert has been a true unsung hero. |
Red Flag (Sport of Kings) by Phil McGinness. Hercules C130 of the Royal Air Force. |
Hercules C. Mk1 by Barry Price. Lockheed Hercules CMK1, Royal Air Force, XV179 taking off. |
Severn Trail by Robert Taylor. A magnificent study of a pair of C130 Hercules seen in tactical trail over the Severn Estuary, 25 miles west of R.A.F. Lyneham, headquarters base of RAF Support Command. |
| Top Aces for : Hercules | ||
| A list of all Aces from our database who are known to have flown this aircraft. A profile page is available by clicking the pilots name. | ||
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| Arthur C Fiedler Jr | 8.00 | The signature of Arthur C Fiedler Jr features on some of our artwork - click here to see what is available. |
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  Colonel Arthur C Fiedler Our estimated value of this signature : £55 Died : 2016 | Colonel Arthur C Fiedler Arthur Charles Fiedler was born in Oak Park, Illinois on August 1, 1923. In April of 1942, five months after America entered WW 11, Fiedler enlisted in the Army Air Corps. He was sent to Avon Park, Florida for primary training, followed by basic training at Macon, Georgia, and advanced training at Marianna, Florida. He graduated with Class 43G in July of 1943, and was assigned as a flight instructor, flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts at Dover, Delaware. In April of 1944 Second Lieutenant Feidler was assigned to combat duty, and was assigned to the 317th Fighter Squadron of the 325th Fighter Group (the 'Checkertails'), based in Lesina, Italy. He transitioned to the North American P-51 Mustang, naming his assigned aircraft after his wife 'Helen' whom he had married in 1943. On June 24, Fiedler claimed a probable. On June 28 he attained his first two aerial victories. At that morning's briefing Fiedler was elated to learn that his squadron's mission would be a fighter sweep over Polesti, Rumania, in advance of a bombing mission targeting the massive oil refining operations in that area.. When flying fighter escort for bombers the fighters were prohibited from flying below 15,000-feet. This gave the Germans a dog fighting advantage, as the early Allison-powered Mustangs were good performers at low altitudes but relatively poor performers at higher altitudes. Forty P-5 Is from the 325th 17G took off at 0725 hours for the fighter sweep. Sweeping the target area at 25,000-29,000 feet for about 45 minutes a total of 47 enemy aircraft were encountered. During this mission Fiedler would earn his first two victories. Fiedler became an ace on July 26 when he downed his fourth and fifth aircraft, a Fw- 190, south of Vienna, and a 109 several minutes later. Promoted to Captain, Fiedler attained his eighth and final victory on January 20, 1945 while escorting B-17s to Regerisbuurg. His flight of four P-51s broke-up an attacking force of 40 German fighters. Following the War Fiedler left the military and attended the University of Illinois, earning a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. He was recalled for active duty during the Korean War, and decided to make a career in the Air Force. In addition to his 66 combat missions flown in WW 11, Fiedler would fly 247 combat missions in C-130s during the Vietnam War Col. Fiedler retired from the USAF in 1975, and currently resides in Southern California. His decorations include the Silver Star, the Legion of Merit, the Distinguished Flying Cross with one OLC, the Air Medal with 22 OLCs, and the Partisan Star. He died on 11th May 2016. A Clipped Signature is Available |
 Major James McLane Our estimated value of this signature : £25 Died : 2012 | Major James McLane Flew P-51 Mustangs with the 357th Fighter Group. James C. McLane Jr. left Clemson College in 1943 to join the Army Air Corp. He graduated in Class 44B at Marianna, Florida, being commissioned a 2nd Lt. Rated Pilot. He instructed Advanced Single Engine student pilots for two classes, and then at Punta Gorda in the Fighter Pilot Replacement Unit he received 6 months training in P-40 aircraft. Early in 1945 McLane was assigned to fly P-51s with the famed 357th fighter group, the 'Yoxford Boys' stationed in Leiston England. He was placed in the 362nd fighter squadron led by 3 times ace Leonard K. 'Kit' Carson. Initially he flew borrowed aircraft, but then was assigned G4-V, tail number 414798. This plane had seen lots of action, first as Master Mike and later as Butch Baby, the mount of Col. Joseph Broadhead and Lt. Julian H. Bertram respectively. The P-51 was stripped of paint and re-identified on the nose as Dainty Dotty in honor of his wife Dorothy. McLane flew bomber escort and experienced a memorable mission as Carson's wingman hunting for ME-262's. After the war, he flew C-123 and C-130 aircraft in the Air Force Reserves, retiring as a Major. He died on 7th November 2012. |
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