But one thing it hasn’t done? Land on water, which covers nearly three quarters of the Earth’s surface.īut that could soon change if Air Force Special Operations Command has its way. It has served as a troop transport, gunship, search and rescue plane, aerial gas station, aerial firefighter, hurricane hunter and humanitarian aid delivery machine. The Air Force C-130 has done just about everything a transport plane can do over the course of its 67-year career.
