FLYBOYJ
"THE GREAT GAZOO"
?? I thought the first flight for the 52 was 1952 and production ops in 1955 - whereas the C-130 first flight was 1954 with ops in 1956?
The 52 is still projected to extend into 2020+
It would have been #1 on my list but was focused on WWII for the C-47.
All true....
I would tend to swing to he 130 based on some of its combat and covert exploits, not that the B-52 didn't have any....