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C-130 Hercules
 

Role: Military transport aircraft

National origin: United States

Manufacturer: Lockheed Martin

First flight: 23 August 1954; 66 years ago

Introduction: December 1956

Status: In service

Primary users: United States Air Force, 
                           Royal Canadian Air Force,
                           United States Coast Guard,
                           Royal Air Force

Produced: 1954–present

Number built: Over 2,500 as of 2015

Unit cost:  C-130E: $11.9 million
                   C-130H $30.1 million