Eight massive C-130 Hercules transport planes buzzed the Charlotte skyline yesterday afternoon at roughly 1,000 feet in the sky (the Bank of America tower is 871 feet tall).
The historic flight was a celebration of the very last flight the 46-year-old C-130s will ever take.
Charlotte’s 145th Wing National Guard unit will be transitioning to C-17 Globemaster III planes on Oct. 1.
The 8 members of the 145th Wing flew their massive C-130s together over Uptown Charlotte and the North Carolina mountains before performing a supply drop in Stanly County.
The formation flew out to New London to conduct the drops, then returned back to their Charlotte base.
We’ll miss you Hercules!