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Operation credible sport
« on: February 19, 2009, 05:35:05 PM »
here is a vid of the modifications made to c130 hercules aircraft, which was done for a rescue operation.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YOtm9UCQEc[/youtube]
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Re: Operation credible sport
« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2009, 05:39:02 PM »
This vid shows how it was actually supposed to work.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fSFjhWw4DNo[/youtube]
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Re: Operation credible sport
« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2009, 07:35:19 PM »
It was to rescue American hostages in Tehran back in the 80s. Operation Eagle Claw as it was called was a disaster.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Eagle_Claw

I think the plan for the retro rockets on the Herc was so that it could actually land in a football stadium in the middle of Tehran.
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