Lars Olausson
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Lars Olausson is a retired officer of the Swedish Air Force, who has published an annual volume on the history of the Lockheed C-130 Hercules airlifter currently titled the Lockheed Hercules Production List 1954-2009, the twenty-sixth edition having been printed April 2008.[1]
As a retired officer of Swedish C-130 F7 Wing squadron service, his worldwide contacts have allowed Olausson to construct a detailed history of every Hercules built, with upwards of 2,350 hulls accounted for. As the Hercules has seen worldwide service in the last fifty years, it pinpoints global hotspots by its use,[2] and Olausson's efforts provide a source for operators' discrete records, from Air America and the CIA in Southeast Asia, up to the covert rendition aircraft of current day. It would appear that Lockheed-Martin, the current producer of the C-130, finds the volume a useful reference, as they provide substantial new production information each year. The current edition runs 160 pages, the upper limit of international postal weight rates the author is willing to bear.
Lars, and his wife Gudren, reside in Såtenäs, and have a daughter, Ulla.
Olausson's efforts have contributed a valuable resource to the Hercules community.
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- ^ Lockheed Hercules Production List. self-published (2007-04). Retrieved on 2007-12-20.
- ^ Lockheed C-130 Hercules. Aviation Safety Network. Flight Safety Foundation (2004-11-13). Retrieved on 2006-08-22.
