Aircraft Photo of CNA-OC | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Morocco - Air Force | AirHistory.net #21712
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:CNA-OC
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed C-130H Hercules
C/n (msn):382-4551
Operator Titles:Morocco - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Marrakech - MenaraMap
Country:Morocco
Airport Codes:ICAO: GMMX   IATA: RAK   Local: -   Other: -
Event:International Marrakech Air Show 2010
 
Photo Date:29 January 2010
Photo by:Richard Vandervord
Photo ID: 21712
Photo Comment

For me, easily the highlight of Aeroexpo Marrakech were the daily low-level demonstrations by Herks, the first a tanker with a pair of F-5s, the second a locust sprayer and this one in MAFFS firebomber mode. The view from the show area was straight into the sun and I was determined to find a vantage point on the other side. This involved a challenging trek to a spot beyond the civil terminal but I arrived just in the nick of time and was rewarded by a whole sequence of shots like this

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