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Feature Date: Nov. 13 2008
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On The Scene -- At Baghdad, Iraq
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"The Death of Hercules" Cargo Under Fire On The Scene At Baghdad |
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U.S. Air Force C-130 "Hercules" Tactical Supply Aircraft -- And So Much More A Current World Leader -- THE Air Legend The World Standard of Heavy Lift For Nations of The World Since 1954 -- Still In Production |
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First Flight - Aug. 1954 History of Building: Currently being built in 2005 for nations around the world. Type: - tactical cargo lift & Combat Hadow & tanker configurations. Power Plant: 4 Allison AE 21 00D3 turboprops: each 4,591 skip. Accommodation: crew of 2, with provision for 3rd person, plus the loadmaster; and Up to 92 equipped troops; or |
The C-130 Hercules Span: 132 ft 7 in, Length: 97 ft 9 in, Height: 36ft10in. Weights: empty 75,562 lb, Max Payload: 41,790 lb, gross 175,000 lb. Performance: Max Cruising Speed: 400 mph, Range with 40,000-lb payload 3,262 miles. |
The Mighty Hercules Most readers of this feature were not yet alive when the 1st C-130 lifted off in her test trials in 1954. While it was a different -- non Internet - non digital world in 1954 -- all the increddible technical 21 Century challenges since then have been easily overcome by the true "Hercules" -- the world's #1 cargo carrier -- the C-130 "Hercules". In the past 50 years, this aircraft has saved more lives than any plane in world history. Wherever there is a world disaster, there is a flock of C-130s. |
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The Date: 27 June 2008
The Time: 1222 Hrs. (12:22PM)
The Place:10 Kilometers North of Baghdad, Iraq
THERE HAS BEEN A CRASH FOR A U.S. AIR FORCE HERCULES C-130 CARGO AIRCRAFT
The C-130 Tail # 60412 Cargo Carrier From The 440th Airlift Command At Pope Air Force Base Has Crash Landed -- 10 Kilometers Outside The Baghdad Airport.
By Historic Record There Should Be Death Or Great Injury For all Aboard
Tail # 60412 Dug A 600 Yard Path And Came To Rest Intact -- All Aboard Have Cheated Death
The U.S. Air Force Crew Leaves The C-130 Tail # 60412 After Crash Landing - They Have Cheated Death
It Is 1222 Hrs. 27 June 2008
A Hasty Perimeter Is Established By The Army Personnel. This Is A Vietnam Era Technique Which Teaches Troopers To Set Communications & Fields of Fire. The Hasty Perimeter Secures The Landing Zone (LZ) For The Unit Until Help Arrives
Iraqi Police Are First To Arrive At The C-130 Tail # 60412 Crash Scene Command Sergeant Major Miller Meets The Iraqi Police To Explain What Has Happened
C-130 Tail # 60412 Passenger Are Evacuated By Helicopter. This Has Been A Hard Crash.
Staying Behind Are 8th PSYOP Battalion Commander, Colonel Ceroli, LT. Colonel Goldsmith, CSM Miller And ...
Two Members of The Asymmetric Warfare Group. They Will Recover Weapons, Night Vision & Other Sensitive Gear -- And Await U.S. Ground Forces
Half of The Nose Gear That Was Sheared Off At Landing
Other Half of The Nose Gear -- This "Landing" Was Beyond Engineering Limits
Ladder To Flight Deck In Left of Frame. Deck Is Pushed Up In The Center & Split Down The Middle. The Landing Was Rough.
Close-Up of Split In The Deck. Dust Filled The Cabin Through This Vent. Dust Filled The Ship, Making It Hard To Breath Or See Until Emergency Exits Were Opened Within A Minute of Landing
Wider View of The Interior Damage -- A Miracle That Anyone Survived
Landing Gear Forced Up Into Fuselage With Doors Torn Off
Port Side Emergency Exit Hatch Near Flight Deck
Iraqi Police Forces With U.S. Advisors Were 1st On Scene. They Unload For The C-130 Tail # 60412 Air Crew
Stryker Infantry Company From U.S. 25th Infantry Division Arrives To Secure Site. Preparations Are Made For Transport of Personnel, Weapons, Sensitive Items And Equipment Back To Baghdad.
A Ft. Bragg & Pope Air Force Base Aircraft From Which Unit Commander, Colonel Michael Ceroli And His Men Probably Jumped By Parachute In Training. But From Never Again Will They Jump From C-130 Tail # 60412 -- This Hercules Is A Complete Loss
SGT. Washington From The Stryker Company Snaps This Photo To Document The Moment
L-R: 2X Asymmetric Warfare Group Personnel, CSM Miller, LTC Goldsmith
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C-130 Tail # 60412
Engines, Radar, Communications & Sensitive Gear Is Stripped From The C-130 Hercules Tail # 60412. Nothing Useful Can Be Left For The Enemy.
The Hercules Tail # 60412 Must Die.
Fire In The Hole!
The Death of Hercules Tail # 60412 -- No More Cargo -- No More Missions Hercules Tail # 60412 & Her Sisters Have Done The Job For 53 Years
This Girl Brought Her Crew Safely To Ground -- And Has Died
Good-bye
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SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by air & sae continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.
It's very dangerous out there.
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SPECIAL FEATURES:
Important Links To Our Feature:The Video - The Death of Hercules
U.S. Army
Command Sergeant MajorWikipediaU.S. 25th Infantry Division - Tropic Lightning
HistoryInterview With COL Michael Ceroli - commander of troops on C-130 Tail # 60412 -- commander of the 8th PSYOP Battalion and the Joint PSYOP Task Force
U.S. Air Force
Pope Air Force BaseWikipediaU.S. Air Force Reserve Command
440th Airlift CommandHistoryLockheed C-130C-130 PredatorRAF HerculesC-130 Disaster -- Fire Fighting In Los Angeles - Loss of The Wings
C-130 Emergency Landing -- Loss of A wing
Our Other Features For The C-130
"One Brick Short of A Runway" - 29 Dec. 2004 - with the U.S. forces in Iraq
Our Daily Vessel Casualties - stay informed
Ocean Features From The Cargo Letter- these are just examples
The Cargo Letter Photo Gallery of Transport Loss - For All The Air & Ocean Features - a few examples below"Too Little Runway - Too Much Plane" - TACA Flt 390 - June 2008"Recurring Dream" - M/V Norwegian Dream - May 2008
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SPECIAL NOTE: The historic dangers of carriage by sea continue to be quite real. Shippers must be encouraged to purchase high quality marine cargo insurance from their freight forwarder or customs broker.It's very dangerous out there.
Thanks To Our Contributors For The "The Death of Hercules" Feature
Our Contributor for this feature are greatly appreciated:Glenn KramerJ. Simpson
NOTE: Please Provide Us With Your Additional Information For This Loss.
EDITOR'S NOTE FOR SURVEYORS, ATTORNEYS & MARINE ADJUSTERS: The Internet edition effort of The Cargo Letter now celebrates it's 8th Year of Service -- making us quite senior in this segment of the industry. We once estimated container underway losses at about 1,500 per year. Lloyd's put that figure at about 10,000 earlier this year. Quite obviously, the reporting mechanism for these massive losses is not supported by the lines. News of these events is not posted to the maritime community. Our new project is to call upon you -- those handling the claims -- to let us know of each container loss at sea-- in confidentiality. Many of you survey on behalf of cargo interests with no need for confidentiality. Others work for the lines & need to be protected. As a respected Int'l publication, The Cargo Letter enjoys full press privileges & cannot be forced to disclose our sources of information. No successful attempt has ever been made. If a personal notation for your report is desired -- each contributor will be given a "hot link" to your company Website in each & every report. Please take moment & report your "overside" containers to us. If you do not wish attribution, your entry will be "anonymous." This will will benefit our industry -- for obvious reasons! McD
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