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This silent stock footage reel from aircraft manufacturer Lockheed shows the company's C-130 Hercules, C-5 Galaxy and C-141 Starlifter in various roles. It also includes footage of the L-100, C-133A Cargomaster, and Lockheed JetStar. The reel begins with footage shot by Lockheed Georgia in early 1963, showing a C-130 #12358 in Military Air Transport Service livery making a series of takeoffs and landings on a rough air strip at Shaw Air Force Base. There are markers on the field to indicate takeoff and landing distances. At 3:51, an off-runway landing and takeoff is made at Yuma, Arizona. At 6:57, an early Lockheed C-141A Starlifter is shown landing at what appears to be Edwards Air Force Base in California. At 8:59, a prototype C-5 Galaxy is seen making a landing at Edwards' dry lakebed. At 10:53 is footage of the tires of the aircraft. At 11:20 it makes a takeoff from the dry lake. At 11:39, brief footage of a Lockheed JetStar business jet, similar to a Learjet. At 11:53, a Hercules makes a low pass and drops equipment off the rear ramp. At 12:08, aerial refueling of two F-4 Phantoms is shown by a KC-130. At 12:18, aerial footage of C-133As flying in formation in the arctic. At 12:22, a Hercules retrieves a target using a hook array known as a Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS). At 12:36, a Delta Airlines cargo aircraft is shown — Delta Air Freighter is a Lockheed L-100, which was the civilian version of the C-130 Hercules. At 12:51, the main gate of Edwards Air Force Base is shown. At 13:36, an early C-141 Starlifter takes off and is refueled in the air. At 15:24, a Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, possibly a prototype, takes off and lands. The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medevac, and cargo transport aircraft. The versatile airframe has found uses in other roles, including as a gunship (AC-130), for airborne assault, search and rescue, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, and aerial firefighting. It is now the main tactical airlifter for many military forces worldwide. More than 40 variants of the Hercules, including civilian versions marketed as the Lockheed L-100, operate in more than 60 nations. The Fulton surface-to-air recovery system (STARS) is a system used by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), United States Air Force, and United States Navy for retrieving individuals on the ground using aircraft such as the MC-130E Combat Talon I and B-17 Flying Fortress. It involves using an overall-type harness and a self-inflating balloon with an attached lift line. An MC-130E engages the line with its V-shaped yoke and the person is reeled on board. Red flags on the lift line guide the pilot during daylight recoveries; lights on the lift line are used for night recoveries. Recovery kits were designed for one- and two-man retrievals. We encourage viewers to add comments and, especially, to provide additional information about our videos by adding a comment! See something interesting? Tell people what it is and what they can see by writing something for example: “01:00:12:00 -- President Roosevelt is seen meeting with Winston Churchill at the Quebec Conference.“ This film is part of the Periscope Film LLC archive, one of the largest historic military, transportation, and aviation stock footage collections in the USA. Entirely film backed, this material is available for licensing in 24p HD, 2k and 4k. For more information visit
