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Hercules

By: Scott Bateman
Narrated by: Angus King
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THE SUNDAY TIMES TOP 10 BESTSELLER

Listen to the legendary story of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules aircraft, seen through the eyes of former RAF captain Scott Bateman


Take wing with an unsung hero . . .

Hercules is the hero of the skies we never talk about. First to land in any combat zone and last out, the Hercules always unflashily gets the job done – whether that’s a risky air drop or hauling out troops in an emergency evac.
Also working as an aerial tanker, gunship, spyplane, air-sea rescuer and even a precision bomber, its versatility has time and again seen the Hercules give the RAF their edge – from Antarctica to Iraq, Afghanistan to the Falklands.
Captain Scott Bateman drags us into the cockpit and buckles us in for an extraordinary pilot’s seat view of this aircraft’s 50-year history.

Anytime. Anywhere. Anyhow.

'An engaging and revealing read' JOHN NICHOL

‘An action-packed insider’s account of what it’s like to fly this legendary flying machine in peace and war’ KeyAero.com

©2024 Scott Bateman (P)2024 Penguin Audio

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I'm an aviation enthusiast and have always admired the Herc. Seeing that the author had risen to be a pilot I was hoping this history would contain more technical content from a pilot's perspective, beyond the story of how the Herc came to be and how it changed over the years (those aspects were good though). What the book does very well is relate stories of the many international missions the Herc has been used for. Several of these are well known and are simply retold here in the third-party. They will be new (and fascinating) to many general readers. There's no pdf with this audiobook but I think schematics, photos, and maps would make this so much more valuable as a history.

The narrator was very good, but I've knocked a star off for his attempt at a Kiwi accent!

A good general history of global Hercules missions

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