Cargo Transport Drop
Cargo Transport Drop
Clip: 425855_1_1
Year Shot: 1967
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1760
Original Film: 040-035-06
HD: N/A
Location: California
Timecode: 00:18:41 - 00:19:15
"The Air Force breaks a world record by air-dropping the single heaviest unit ever! It's a twenty-five ton package, kept level during the low-altitude drop by four parachutes. It's the Air Force's latest technique for air dropping heavy equipment, even into a battle zone. LS - Four propeller United States Air Force C-130 Hercules cargo plane coming in for an apparent landing. Excellent head-on TLS C-130 flying low to ground, dropping heavy cargo on which are attached four parachutes. Panning LS - Cargo sliding 700' on ground, eventually coming to stop. TLSs - Heavy cargo on ground.