August 19, 2014 at 8:37 pm
Must fall into the historic category now with 60 years since the first flight on 23rd August 1954, and still in production.
Equate those figures to the Spitfire and it would still have been being produced and operational in March 1996
Equate those figures to the Sopwith Camel and it would still have been being produced and operational in December 1976
Perhaps the speed of aircraft development has slowed …………….
By: TonyT - 19th August 2014 at 20:52
I have been following a huge fascinating thread about the Herk for its anniversary littered with many pictures and anecdotes, see
http://www.pprune.org/military-aviation/538372-global-aviation-magazine-60-years-hercules.html