Editing Lockheed HC-130 (section)

==Development==
The United States Coast Guard was the first recipient of the HC-130 variant. In keeping with the USN/USMC/USCG designation system of the time, the designation for the first order in 1958 was R8V-1G, but with the introduction of the [[1962 United States Tri-Service aircraft designation system|Tri-Service aircraft designation system]] for commonality across the [[U.S. Armed Forces]] in 1962, this was eventually changed to HC-130B.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last1=Brown |first1=Frank D. |last2=Griswold |first2=Donald E. |last3=Hindes |first3=Donald K. |last4=Walker |first4=Gary A. |last5=Wilson |first5=David H. |last6=Dieterdy |first6=Duncan L. |date=July 1977 |title=Historical Analysis of C-130E Resources |url=https://apps.dtic.mil/sti/tr/pdf/ADA044712.pdf |access-date=8 August 2024 |website=[[Defense Technical Information Center]] |pages=37–39}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Baugher|first=Joe|title=US Coast Guard Aircraft Serial Numbers|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/coastguardseries.html}}</ref> Six USCG HC-130E aircraft were produced in 1964,<ref name="globalsecurity.org">{{cite web |title=Hc-130E |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/hc-130e.htm |website=GlobalSecurity.org}}</ref>{{Better source needed|reason=The current source is insufficiently reliable ([[WP:NOTRS]]).|date=August 2024}} but production soon switched to the new C-130H platform which was entering service. The first HC-130H flew on 8 December 1964 and<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.theaviationzone.com/factsheets/c130_variants.asp |title=Lockheed C-130 Hercules Variants |publisher=Theaviationzone.com |accessdate=22 November 2021}}</ref> the USCG still operates this aircraft.

First flown in 1964, the USAF HC-130P Combat King aircraft has served many roles and missions. Based on the USAF C-130E airframe, it was modified to conduct search and rescue missions, provide a command and control platform, conduct in-flight refueling of helicopters, and carry supplemental fuel in additional internal cargo bay fuel tanks for extending range or air refueling. They were also originally modified to employ the [[Fulton surface-to-air recovery system]], although this system has since been discontinued and the specialized equipment removed. The HC-130N was a follow-up order without the Fulton recovery system and all USAF extant HC-130Ps have since had their Fulton recovery systems removed.