The Airmobility Workhorse Slip Case
C-130 Hercules Aircraft in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service
$84.46
- Hardcover
1216 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2025
Summary
Air Mobility Workhorse recounts the operational history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules in Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) service, spanning the A, E and H models from 1958 to 2012, leaving the current J model to be covered in the future.
The C-130 was the catalyst for a transformational shift from Second World War technology to leading-edge aircraft systems in RAAF air mobility and the broader Air Force. The Hercules has become iconic in Australian culture as the first thin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781923300095 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1923300091 |
| Author: | Bill Kourelakos |
| Publisher: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Imprint: | Big Sky Publishing |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 1216 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 2.61kg |
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Critics Review
This most impressive book set fulfills most capably a dual role: bringing the story of a remarkable aircraft in Australian service to the public’s gaze in an easy-to-read way, but also cataloguing the C-130’s history for the technically-minded and the RAAF member. Thoroughly recommended. – Top Ender
Bill Kourelakos
Air Commodore Bill Kourelakos recently retired from the RAAF in 2020 after 32 years of military service in both the Canadian Forces and the Royal Australian Air Force. His career consisted of four tours as a C-130 Navigator; over 20 deployed operations; a variety of staff appointments in Air Mobility Group, Air Force Headquarters, and Joint Operations Command; and Commands / Deputy Commands in No 36 and 37 Squadrons, Task Group 633.4, No 86 Wing, Air Mobility and Training Development Unit, Northern Command, Headquarters Air Command, and Air Mobility Group.
Along with being a qualified teacher specialising in History, his broad career makes him eminently qualified to write the history of the mighty C-130 Hercules.
Bill has two adult children, and although ‘retired’ in the Hawkesbury region, he maintains an active lifestyle by devoting his time to writing, podcasting, guitar, playing ice hockey, some reserve work, and his 1972 Chevelle.
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