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On this day in aviation history; August 23rd, 1954; the well loved, famed and prolific Four Fan Trash Can, Vibrator, Bugsmasher, Bleed Air Blimp, HerkyBird, Spooky, better known as the Lockheed YC-130 Hercules four-engine turboprop military transport, medevac, gunship (AC-130), search and rescue, Marine Patrol, scientific research support, weather reconnaissance, aerial refueling, maritime patrol, aerial firefighting, and Hurricane Hunter first took flight!Order patch info in comments 😁