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Picture of the Day: Herky Bird Soars

By John

Because it's not always about the fighters and bombers....

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A C-130 Hercules from the Minnesota Air National Guard's 133rd Airlift Wing banks hard over the Mille Lacs Lake area in northern Minnesota during a training mission Aug. 20.

Photo Courtesy of the US Air Force

August 23, 2006 01:17 PM    Picture of the Day

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beautiful

Anonymous   ·  August 23, 2006 02:02 PM

Ahhh, The Flying Vikings. I see these warriors rolling over town a lot. I watch their drop zone rehearsals from the air and it's always impressive. God bless them and their 934th brethren.

-SV

Sierra Victor   ·  August 23, 2006 04:49 PM

Nature's most perfect airplane Thanks

Blaine   ·  August 24, 2006 06:38 AM

Oooh yeah.......up until a few months ago, we were treated to these lumbering giants flying low over our house (in beautiful Washington Co., Maryland) often in formations of 2, 3, or 4; and often times more than once a week, courtesy of the WVa Air Nat. Guard in Martinsville. Particularly impressive were the night flights with forward running lights on.

Unfortunately, they lost all of their 130s recently, but we hear they will be replaced in a year or so with C5s. I cant’ wait for that show to begin.

GATC   ·  August 24, 2006 05:09 PM

"Banks hard?"


heh.


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B52 SAC geezer   ·  August 25, 2006 09:56 PM

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