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The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine lies a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California. It was founded and dedicated by Paramahansa Yogananda, on August 20, 1950.
Towards the end of the Korean War, the USAF came to the realization that their transport fleet was becoming obsolete. The C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains in service were no longer adequate, while the C-119 Flying Boxcar was having difficulties. In 1951, the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical transport, an aircraft that would need to carry at least 72 passengers, be capable of dropping paratroopers, and have a ramp for loading vehicles directly into the cargo compartment. Moreover, it must be a “clean sheet” design, not a conversion from an existing airliner, and the USAF preferred it be a turboprop design. Five companies submitted designs, and six months later the USAF chose Lockheed’s L-402 design—over the misgivings of Lockheed’s chief designer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, who warned that the L-402 would destroy the company. Little was Johnson to know that, fifty years later, the L-402—designated C-130 Hercules by the USAF—would still be in production, and one out of only five aircraft to have over 50 years of service with the original purchaser.
The C-130 was designed to give mostly unfettered access to a large cargo compartment—the ramp forms an integral part of the rear fuselage, the wing is mounted above the fuselage, and the landing gear is carried in sponsons attached to the fuselage itself, while the fuselage has a circular design to maximize loading potential. The high wing also gives the C-130 good lift, especially in “high and hot” situations. The Allison T56 turboprop was designed specifically for the Hercules, and has gone on to become one of the most successful turboprop designs in history.
After two YC-130 prototypes, the Hercules went into production as the C-130A in 1956, to be superseded by the improved C-130B in 1959. The latter became the baseline Hercules variant: C-130As had three-blade propellers and a rounded “Roman” nose, while the B introduced the more familiar, longer radar nose and four-blade propellers. (Virtually all A models were later retrofitted to the long nose, though they kept the three-blade propellers.) In the 50 years hence, the basic C-130 design has not changed much: the C-130E introduced underwing external fuel tanks, while the C-130H has a slightly different wing. Even the new C-130J variant only introduced new engines with more fuel efficient six-bladed propellers: the basic design remains the same. Lockheed also offers stretched versions of the Hercules, initially as a civilian-only option (the L-100-30); the British Royal Air Force bought this version as the C-130K and it was later adopted by other nations, including the United States.
The basic C-130 is strictly a transport aircraft, but the versatility of the aircraft has meant it has been modified into a dizzying number of variants. These include the AC-130 Spectre gunship, the HC-130 rescue aircraft and WC-130 weather reconnaissance version. Other versions include several dozen EC-130 electronic warfare/Elint variants, KC-130 tankers, and DC-130 drone aircraft controllers. The USAF, the US Navy, and the US Marine Corps are all C-130 operators as well. Besides the United States, there are 67 other operators of C-130s, making it one of the world’s most prolific aircraft, with its only rivals the Bell UH-1 Iroquois family and the Antonov An-2 Colt biplane transport. C-130s are also used extensively by civilian operators as well as the L-100 series.
The “Herky Bird,” as it is often nicknamed, has participated in every military campaign fought by the United States since 1960 in one variation or the other. During Vietnam, it was used in almost every role imaginable, from standard transport to emergency bomber: as the latter, it dropped M121 10,000 pound mass-focus bombs to clear jungle away for helicopter landing zones, and it was even attempted to use C-130s with these bombs against the infamous Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam. (Later this capability was added as standard to MC-130 Combat Talon special forces support aircraft; the MC-130 is the only aircraft cleared to carry the GBU-43 MOAB.) It was also instrumental in resupplying the Khe Sanh garrison during its three-month siege. Hercules crews paid the price as well: nearly 70 C-130s were lost during the Vietnam War. In foreign service, C-130s have also been used heavily, the most famous instance of which was likely the Israeli Entebbe Raid of 1976, one of the longest-ranged C-130 missions in history. C-130s are often in the forefront of humanitarian missions to trouble spots around the world.
As of this writing, over 2300 C-130s have been built, and most are still in service. It remains the backbone of the USAF’s tactical transport service; attempts to replace it with the Advanced Tactical Transport Program (ATTP) in the 1980s and to supplement it with the C-27J Spartan in the 2000s both failed, as the USAF realized that the only real replacement for a C-130 is another C-130.
This HC-130H Hercules of the US Coast Guard was one of the static displays at the 2004 Missoula, Montana airshow. At the time, I was using a cheap disposable camera, and wasn't paying much attention to tail numbers and such, so I have no idea which HC-130 this is or where it was from (possibly CGAS Sacramento, California or CGAS Port Angeles, Washington). This was the hottest airshow I've been to, with an air temperature of 104 degrees--and probably closer to 114 on the tarmac.
The guy to the right is my dad. If you want to know why I have so many aircraft pictures--many of which are his--he's the reason. He's wearing his River Rat (Red River Valley Fighter Pilots' Association) ballcap and Tonkin Gulf Yacht Club pin--Dad did four Vietnam tours aboard the USS Yorktown (CVS-10), and was one of the first enlisted men to join the Rats. Dad passed away in 2013, and not a day goes by I don't miss him.
Standing at the entrance to Pine Woods Park at the corner of Niagara and Christiana Streets in North Tonawanda, New York is a semicircle of four approximately rectangular piers composed of cobblestones held together with mortar, the taller two of which were originally topped with elegant cast-iron lanterns. A pastoral expanse of 29 and a half acres at the northeast corner of the National Register of Historic Places-listed Sweeney Estate Historic District, Pine Woods Park has its roots as an integral element of the Sweeney family's vast real estate holdings in the area. Throughout the 19th century, as they were vigorously subdividing the land and selling off plots to homebuyers, what was then known as "Sweeney's Woods" or "Sweeney Park" remained privately owned by the family and made a pleasant setting for the company land office, where the verdant environs set the tone for what was quickly becoming the most exclusive neighborhood in town. Aside from that, however, it was also used informally by area residents as a picnic grove and playground, apparently with the Sweeneys' blessing. However, as the 20th century dawned and the supply of unsold parcels on the Sweeney Estate continued to dwindle, a realization took hold among the community that the future of the woodland was in danger, and they began to pressure both the company and the city government to make de jure what had long been its de facto status as a public park. Negotiations stalled, but were lent a new urgency in 1913 with James Sweeney, Jr.'s announcement that the land was indeed to be subdivided and offered for sale as residential lots. After a few more years of machinations, in 1917 a deal was finally struck, and the city purchased about three-quarters of the land from Sweeney's hands (the remaining ten acres consisted largely of lots that had already been sold to residents and in some cases built on; many of those homes, on the streets now called Pinewoods Drive and Louisa Parkway, are still extant). Almost immediately, the local Women's Civic Club took on park maintenance as its pet cause: among other improvements, they advocated for the name change to Pine Woods Park that became official in 1939, they planted many of the trees that still grow on the grounds of the park today, and they were the ones behind the construction of both the shelter buildings at the center of the park as well as this entrance gateway, which was dedicated in honor of Carrie B. Root (1856-1933), the longtime club president and main spearhead of most of the aforementioned improvements who was one of the city's oldest and most respected citizens at the time of her death.
Towards the end of the Korean War, the USAF came to the realization that their transport fleet was becoming obsolete. The C-46 Commandos and C-47 Skytrains in service were no longer adequate, while the C-119 Flying Boxcar was having difficulties. In 1951, the USAF issued a requirement for a new tactical transport, an aircraft that would need to carry at least 72 passengers, be capable of dropping paratroopers, and have a ramp for loading vehicles directly into the cargo compartment. Moreover, it must be a “clean sheet” design, not a conversion from an existing airliner, and the USAF preferred it be a turboprop design. Five companies submitted designs, and six months later the USAF chose Lockheed’s L-402 design—over the misgivings of Lockheed’s chief designer, Clarence “Kelly” Johnson, who warned that the L-402 would destroy the company. Little was Johnson to know that, fifty years later, the L-402—designated C-130 Hercules by the USAF—would still be in production, and one out of only five aircraft to have over 50 years of service with the original purchaser.
The C-130 was designed to give mostly unfettered access to a large cargo compartment—the ramp forms an integral part of the rear fuselage, the wing is mounted above the fuselage, and the landing gear is carried in sponsons attached to the fuselage itself, while the fuselage has a circular design to maximize loading potential. The high wing also gives the C-130 good lift, especially in “high and hot” situations. The Allison T56 turboprop was designed specifically for the Hercules, and has gone on to become one of the most successful turboprop designs in history.
After two YC-130 prototypes, the Hercules went into production as the C-130A in 1956, to be superseded by the improved C-130B in 1959. The latter became the baseline Hercules variant: C-130As had three-blade propellers and a rounded “Roman” nose, while the B introduced the more familiar, longer radar nose and four-blade propellers. (Virtually all A models were later retrofitted to the long nose, though they kept the three-blade propellers.) In the 50 years hence, the basic C-130 design has not changed much: the C-130E introduced underwing external fuel tanks, while the C-130H has a slightly different wing. Even the new C-130J variant only introduced new engines with more fuel efficient six-bladed propellers: the basic design remains the same. Lockheed also offers stretched versions of the Hercules, initially as a civilian-only option (the L-100-30); the British Royal Air Force bought this version as the C-130K and it was later adopted by other nations, including the United States.
The basic C-130 is strictly a transport aircraft, but the versatility of the aircraft has meant it has been modified into a dizzying number of variants. These include the AC-130 Spectre gunship, the HC-130 rescue aircraft and WC-130 weather reconnaissance version. Other versions include several dozen EC-130 electronic warfare/Elint variants, KC-130 tankers, and DC-130 drone aircraft controllers. The USAF, the US Navy, and the US Marine Corps are all C-130 operators as well. Besides the United States, there are 67 other operators of C-130s, making it one of the world’s most prolific aircraft, with its only rivals the Bell UH-1 Iroquois family and the Antonov An-2 Colt biplane transport. C-130s are also used extensively by civilian operators as well as the L-100 series.
The “Herky Bird,” as it is often nicknamed, has participated in every military campaign fought by the United States since 1960 in one variation or the other. During Vietnam, it was used in almost every role imaginable, from standard transport to emergency bomber: as the latter, it dropped M121 10,000 pound mass-focus bombs to clear jungle away for helicopter landing zones, and it was even attempted to use C-130s with these bombs against the infamous Thanh Hoa Bridge in North Vietnam. (Later this capability was added as standard to MC-130 Combat Talon special forces support aircraft; the MC-130 is the only aircraft cleared to carry the GBU-43 MOAB.) It was also instrumental in resupplying the Khe Sanh garrison during its three-month siege. Hercules crews paid the price as well: nearly 70 C-130s were lost during the Vietnam War. In foreign service, C-130s have also been used heavily, the most famous instance of which was likely the Israeli Entebbe Raid of 1976, one of the longest-ranged C-130 missions in history. C-130s are often in the forefront of humanitarian missions to trouble spots around the world.
As of this writing, over 2300 C-130s have been built, and most are still in service. It remains the backbone of the USAF’s tactical transport service; attempts to replace it with the Advanced Tactical Transport Program (ATTP) in the 1980s and to supplement it with the C-27J Spartan in the 2000s both failed, as the USAF realized that the only real replacement for a C-130 is another C-130.
Though not a great shot of the Blue Angels' "Fat Albert" support aircraft, this is probably C-130T Bureau Number 164763. It was one of the last C-130Ts to be produced, and was initially delivered to VR-54 at JRB New Orleans, Louisiana. It may not have been there long before 164763 was transferred to the Naval Air Warfare Center at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland to help test refueling capabilities on the F/A-18E Super Hornet.
In 2002, 164763 was transferred to the Blue Angels to replace the team's aging first "Fat Albert" (BuNo 151891). It would remain with the team until 2019, when it was replaced with a C-130J; 164763 was retired to become a ground instruction trainer at JRB Fort Worth, Texas. Given its history, there's a fair chance it may eventually be saved for a museum.
This was the second time I saw 164763, the first being at Helena in 2004; this time, "Fat Albert" was doing its routine at the Wings Over the Falls airshow in 2008. I forgot I had this picture as well until I found it in 2025!
The Self-Realization Fellowship Lake Shrine lies a few blocks from the Pacific Ocean, on Sunset Boulevard in Pacific Palisades, California. It was founded and dedicated by Paramahansa Yogananda, on August 20, 1950.
In the quiet dance of dreams, a young woman forsakes her past to chase the shimmering silhouette of her acting aspirations. Destiny weaves its tapestry, enlisting the aid of a man she encounters a celestial conspirator in her quest. He, wearied by the trappings of fame and its excesses, seeks a reverse journey. Guiding her to the realization of her dreams, he sets sail into the vast unknown, as if eluding an unsatisfying present to embrace the open horizon of a new life. But the burgeoning love between the two will leave an irreplaceable void.
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