The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic, and ten are in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard. It began in 1956 as a C-130A fitted with skis, which Lockheed first flew in January 1957 with a ski-wheel arrangement able to use conventional runways as well as snow and ice. Task Force Slide then tested the procedures in Minnesota, and twelve C-130As became C-130Ds delivered to support radar sites on the Greenland ice cap. Four factory-built ski Hercules were bought by the United States Navy in 1959 for Antarctic work as the UV-1L, later C-130BL, and finally LC-130F when the services standardised their designations in 1962.
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In January 1957, Lockheed conducted the first flight of a C-130A (S/N 55-0021) modified with a ski-wheel configuration
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The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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In January 1957, Lockheed conducted the first flight of a C-130A (S/N 55-0021) modified with a ski-wheel configuration
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Ten are currently in service with the 109th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard.
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In January 1957, Lockheed conducted the first flight of a C-130A (S/N 55-0021) modified with a ski-wheel configuration
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The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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The Lockheed LC-130 is a ski-equipped United States Air Force variant of the C-130 Hercules used in the Arctic and Antarctic.
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