The Airmobility Workhorse
the first fifty-five years of c-130 operations
$78.00
- Hardcover
1216 pages
- Release Date
15 September 2025
Summary
Australia’s Mighty Hercules: An Air Mobility Legend
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 Herc…
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: | 15 September 2025 |
| Weight: | 2.61kg |
| Dimensions: | 56mm x 385mm x 229mm |
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About The Author
Bill Kourelakos
Air Commodore Bill Kourelakos 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 included four tours as a C-130 Navigator, over 20 deployed operations, staff appointments in Air Mobility Group, Air Force Headquarters, and Joint Operations Command, and Commands / Deputy Commands in No 36 and 37Squadrons, 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 specializing in History, his career makes him qualified to write the history of the C-130 Hercules. Bill has two adult children and lives in the Hawkesbury region, where he spends his time writing, podcasting, playing guitar and ice hockey, doing some reserve work, and enjoying his 1972 Chevelle.
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