C-130J
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| Type: | Color photographs |
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| Title: | C-130J |
| Date: | 1996 Apr. 5 |
| Description: | This photograph shows Lockheed-Martin's C-130J on its first test flight in 1996 after it lifted off from Dobbins Air Reserve Base in Marietta, Georgia. An air traffic control tower can be seen below the aircraft. The plane, built for the Royal Air Force of Great Britain, remained in the air for about two hours. |
| Subjects: | Lockheed aircraft | Airplanes--Georgia--Marietta | Hercules (Turboprop transports) | Aircraft industry--Georgia | Lockheed Martin | Air traffic control--Georgia--Marietta | Towers--Georgia--Marietta | Dobbins Air Reserve Base (Ga.) | Marietta (Ga.) | Cobb County (Ga.) |
| Contributors: | New Georgia Encyclopedia | Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Atlanta, Ga.) |
| Rights and Usage: | Reprinted with permission from The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. |
| Related Materials: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Article.jsp?id=h-764 | Forms part of: New Georgia Encyclopedia |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/nge/Multimedia.jsp?id=m-1546 |
| Related Institutions: | New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project) |
| Collection Information: | New Georgia Encyclopedia |