During November 8, 21, and 22, 1963, Lt. James H. Flately III and crew made 21 full-stop landings and takeoffs in a C-130 Hercules on boards USS Forrestal. The Navy concluded that the C-130 could carry 25,000 pounds of cargo and personnel 2,500 miles an
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