About the Model
This is a 1/400 diecast scale model C-130 by GeminiMacs. It is a premade replica of a C-130 based at Dyess AFB. The graphics are lasered on the model with the utmost care for accurate details. Each model features realistic landing gear and precise proportions for the most accurate small scale model possible. Display stands for the models are sold separately.
About the Lockheed C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop cargo aircraft and the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. Over 40 models and variants of the Hercules serve with more than 50 nations. On December 2006 the C-130 was the third aircraft (after the English Electric Canberra in May 2001 and the B-52 Stratofortress in January 2005) to mark 50 years of continuous use with its original primary customer (in this case the United States Air Force).
Capable of short takeoffs and landings from unprepared runways, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in a variety of other roles, including as a gunship, and for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refuelling and aerial firefighting. The Hercules family has the longest continuous production run of any military aircraft in history. During more than 50 years of service the family has participated in military, civilian and humanitarian aid operations.
About the Unit
Dyess Air Force Base is located near the city of Abilene. It was originally known as Abilene Air Force Base until it was renamed on December 6, 1956, in honor of Lt. Col. William E. Dyess. The base is home to the 7th Bomb Wing, the premier operational B-1B Lancer unit in the U.S. Air Force and a vital player in both Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom. The men and women of Dyess serve our great nation and the Abilene community proudly.
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