Mighty task for Hercules in Middle East
Nearly 200 C-130 Hercules aircraft have been operated by Middle East air forces since the first was delivered to Iran in 1962. Alan Warnes reports. The Shah of Iran enjoyed a close relationship with the US back in the 1960s, so it was no surprise when the Imperial Iranian Air Force (IIAF) became the...
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