Royal Australian Air Force C-130s airdrop parachutists and equipment to force project Australian military capabilities. C-130s flew in formation as a tactic to concentrate Army parachutists on a target area as quickly as possible (thereby minimising the risk to the paratroopers and aircraft).
In this episode of 'Workhorse', Andrew "Stretch" Elliott discusses the many factors that formation lead pilots considered when leading C-130s to a formation airdrop.
He also covers his experiences training for fighter evasion on night vision goggles, planning for operations in East Timor (1999), and his role in developing procedures for the C-130J when it was first acquired in 1999.
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