| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 64-0567 |
| Alternate Serial: | 40567 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed MC-130E Hercules (L-382) |
| C/n (msn): | 382-4083 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mary Esther - Hurlburt FieldMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: - IATA: - Local: HRT Other: - |
| Collection: | Hurlburt Field Memorial Air Park |
| Photo Date: | 13 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 807208 |
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One of the six Hercules displayed in the Memorial Park at Hurlburt Field is this MC-130E Combat Talon I, the type known by 919th SOW airmen as "Wild Thing". It served in Vietnam suffering combat damage and in the first mission flown using night vision goggles in 1979. One of a few fitted with Skyhook recovery gear. Participating in the failed 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages from the US Embassy in Iran, it also transported captured Panamanian dictator Manuel Noreiga in 1989 during Operation Just Cause and was flown in for preservation in 2010 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 May 2025, and has since been viewed 22 times. |