Nepal Earthquake Airlift

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by Asif » 28 Apr 2015, 09:03

Documenting the coverage of international aid support for the 7.8 magnitude Earthquake which hit Nepal on April 25. C-130s from the following countries have so far airlifted in aid/rescue teams:

Bangladesh (Serial: 0754/S3-AGA)
India (Serial: KC-3804)
Malaysian (Serial: M30-16)
Pakistan x4 (Serials: 4144, 4189, xx, xx)
Singapore x3
Sri Lanka
Thailand (Serial: 60111)
United States x1

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by Asif » 28 Apr 2015, 10:15

Update from Mike Yeo:

RSAF C-130s x3 (Serials: 721, 734, xx)
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by Asif » 28 Apr 2015, 15:03

Update on Pakistani support, adding serial 4178. One of two C-130s that returned with 58 Pakistanis to Islamabad from quake affected Nepal on Tuesday afternoon.
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by Asif » 29 Apr 2015, 08:52

Mike Yeo confirms third RSAF C-130 to be #733

Further update

Malaysian Air Force #M30-10
Pakistan Air Force #4180
Sri Lanka C-130K #880
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Sri Lankan students, who returned from Kathmandu after Saturday's massive earthquake, arrive at the Air Force base in Katunayake, on the outskirts of Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, April 28, 2015. [ Photo: Eranga Jayawardena]
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by Jon » 30 Apr 2015, 00:50

Thanks for these updates Asif.


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by Asif » 01 May 2015, 15:35

USMC KC-130J #167927
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Members of a U.S. Pacific Command Joint Humanitarian Assistance Survey Team load onto a USMC C-130 at Kadena AB, on April 29, 2015. The team is deploying to Nepal to assist earthquake relief efforts. [USAF photo by 2nd Lt. Erik Anthony]
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by Asif » 06 May 2015, 09:21

Yokota C-130H deployed #74-1685


USAF C-130H #74-1685 from 36th AS takes off at Yokota Air Base, Japan, May 5, 2015. Airmen left Yokota to support the U.S. Agency of International Development and the government of Nepal. [USAF photo by Osakabe Yasuo]
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Yokota airmen board C-130H #74-1685 at Yokota AB on May 5, 2015. Airmen departed to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief operations in support of the government of Nepal in the wake of a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that devastated many regions of the country April 25, 2015. [USAF photo by Osakabe Yasuo]
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by Asif » 12 May 2015, 09:11

Bangladeshi and Pakistani C-130s bringing in supplies
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The 36th Contingency Response Group Airmen work with Bangladesh Air Force members to remove cargo from their C-130 Hercules May 7, 2015, at the Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal.[USAF photo by SSgt. Melissa White]
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Nepalese Army soldiers and 36th Contingency Response Group Airmen unload relief supplies from a Pakistan Air Force C-130 Hercules May 8, 2015, at Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu, Nepal. [USAF photo by SSgt. Melissa White]
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