On August 23, 1954, 70 years ago, a new era in aviation began when Lockheed test pilots Stan Beltz and Roy Wimmer, accompanied by flight engineers Jack Real and Dick Stanton, embarked on a historic flight.  The YC-130 prototype, which would later become the iconic C-130 Hercules, took off from Burbank, California, and soared into … Continue reading C-130 ‘Horror Crash’: When 4 Russian MiG-17s Shot Down US Recon Aircraft Over Armenia, Killing All 17 On Board