C-130s in the Movies

Jon · by **Jon** » 15 Apr 2014, 04:16

I know AC-130H 4347, FY #69-6573 "Heavy Metal" was used in the Transformers movie. Even currently carries a Decepticon kill marking.

afnsucks · by **afnsucks** » 17 Apr 2014, 02:36

Act of Valor when they first jumped. I think that was an AATTC bird.

Lieven · by **Lieven** » 17 Apr 2014, 22:45

There was ex-USAF #56-0511 in the movie The Dark Knight Rises.

That Herc is operated by 'International Air Response' from Arizona, USA.

: Using the skyhook, Batman escapes from the skyscraper with Lau.

Jon · by **Jon** » 16 Jun 2014, 01:15

1988 move "The Rescue" featured this South Korean C-130:

http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=File:Vlcsnap-2012-07-15-01h48m02s154.jpg

it had number 010 on the left side and a different number on the right.

Asif · by **Asif** » 27 Jan 2015, 18:24

Anyone got Fast 5 (Fast And Furious). A C-130 appeared in there offloading DSS agent Luke Hobbs & team. ID please.

And another one for the enthusiasts. What's the one seen in The Incredible Hulk (2008 - Edward Norton)

Whity · by **Whity** » 13 Mar 2015, 10:33

The Fast & Furious 7 features a civil C-130A with reg. N119TG (USAF s/n 57-0520 - previously also registered as N138FF in 1998)

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Here's a behind the scenes look of how they did the airdrop:

Asif · by **Asif** » 15 Apr 2015, 09:33

Jon wrote:I know AC-130H 4347, FY #69-6573 "Heavy Metal" was used in the Transformers movie. Even currently carries a Decepticon kill marking.

Finally found the photo of 'Heavy Metal' #69-6573 "Decepticon" kill marking

USAF AC-130H #69-6573 from 16 SOS "Heavy Metal", proudly displays its "Decepticon" kill marking under the pilots window April 8, 2015 at Cannon AFB. Heavy Metal was the gunship featured in the first Transformers film as it was called in to "bring the rain" in order to protect special forces operators from a giant robot scorpion. [USAF photo by SSgt. Matthew Plew]

wbh · by **wbh** » 11 Jun 2015, 19:11

There is footage from the first Fulton Recovery System "live" pick-up used to depict a pick-up of a captured NVA General in the movie "Green Berets". The actual pick-up was at Edwards AFB in 1965, Aircraft LAC 4082 ,USAF 64- 14859. Pilots Carl A. Hughes and William B. Hanley Jr , Flight Engineer jack Parker all from Lockheed's Engineering flight test.
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