🎖️ military retired
1 photo from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. C 130A-II Hercules Cryptological Museum: Greg Goebel· Public domain
what is it?
The Lockheed RC-130 Hercules are retired variants of the C-130 Hercules, designed for photographic or electronic reconnaissance missions.
fun facts
- First flew 68 years ago, in 1958.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1958
- status
- retired
- number built
- —
- role
- military reconnaissance aircraft
- origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- engines
- —
- top speed
- —
- range
- —
Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
family
Sources: Wikidata Q56611856, Wikipedia: Lockheed RC-130 Hercules (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.