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28th September 2005 | 12:35

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barit1

Joined: Feb 2005

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From: flyover country USA

Thanks for the update.

Searching around the web, I found "The first flight of the YC-130 took place on August 23, 1954 at Lockheed's Burbank, California plant." So that pretty well dates the technology. Still a remarkable machine!