5. Hercules C-130
Joined the Service in 1954
Not retired: N/A
Price: $11.9 million
The C-130 Hercules is a military turboprop transport aircraft with four engines. Since its maiden flight in the 1950s, production of it has continued uninterrupted. More than 2,500 Hercules aircraft have been produced as of 2015. Originally, the C-130 was utilised for troop, medevac, and freight transport.
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But Lockheed Martin has improved its adaptability over time. It has served as a gunship (the AC-130 family is descended from the Hercules), as well as a tactical airlifter, airborne assault vehicle, refuelling, firefighting, maritime patrol, and scientific research support vehicle. The C-130 Hercules comes in more than forty different versions.
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