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Originally Posted by JimP
anyone remember what Operation it was that Clinton wanted to land 130's on an aircraft carrier??
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http://www.theaviationzone.com/facts...tal.asp#videos
Actually it DID happen. Se this link. But it wasn't Clinton. I guess JFK gets the credit. Here is an excerpt (With pictures and a video):
"When one reviews the encyclopedic range of accomplishments by the C-130 Hercules and its valiant aircrews over the years, surely one of the most astounding took place in October 1963 when the U.S. Navy decided to try to land a Hercules on an aircraft carrier. Was it possible? Who would believe that the big, four-engine C-130 with its bulky fuselage and 132-foot wing span could land on the deck of a carrier?
Not only was it possible, it was done in moderately rough seas 500 miles out in the North Atlantic off the coast of Boston. In so doing, the airplane became the largest and heaviest aircraft to ever land on an aircraft carrier, a record that stands to this day."
Was there an operation plan that considered using this idea?