Date in year · 1958 · The 1950s
On September 2, 1958, a USAF RC-130 is shot down by fighters over Armenia when it strays into Soviet airspace while conducting a sigint mission. All crew members are killed. Jean-Marc Pilorget, Gabi Delgado-López, Malcolm Marshall would arrive in the same year.
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Featured · September 2, 1958
The Lockheed RC-130 Hercules are retired variants of the C-130 Hercules, designed for photographic or electronic reconnaissance missions.
Around 1958
1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1958th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 958th year of the 2nd millennium, the 58th year of the 20th century, and the 9th year of the 1950s decade.
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Military reconnaissance aircraft mainly used in the U.S. Air Force
The Lockheed RC-130 Hercules are retired variants of the C-130 Hercules, designed for photographic or electronic reconnaissance missions.
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