
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | CNA-OG |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed C-130H Hercules |
C/n (msn): | 382-4713 |
Operator Titles: | Morocco - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Marrakech - MenaraMap |
Country: | Morocco |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: GMMX IATA: RAK Local: - Other: - |
Event: | International Marrakech Air Show 2010 |
Photo Date: | 29 January 2010 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 19421 |
Photo Comment |
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The Moroccan locust is a particularly virulent pest and the huge swarms periodically cause devastation to crops across the region. Here we have a Hercules demonstrating the spraying technique employed as one of the measures to combat this menace, using a special rig in the cargo bay This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 354 times. |