C-130 Hercules News
Austrian AF C-130K C.1 #8T-CA is parked in the static line-up for RIAT 2018 on July 12 2018. [Photo by Peter Fothergill]
The last flight of the Austrian Hercules 8T-CA
On Thursday morning, Defense Minister Klaudia Tanner and Chiefs from the armed forces announced at a press conference the decommissioning of the first of three C-130K Hercules of the Austrian Armed Forces. The aircraft with the registration #8T-CA completed its last flight just a short time later.
USAF C-130H3 #93-1455 assigned to the 180th AS, Missouri ANG, sits on the flightline November 5, 2025 at Rosecrans ANGB. This marks the wing’s first H3 variant to be integrated into its operational fleet, featuring the NP2000 eight-bladed propellers. [ANG photo by Michael Crane]
139th Airlift Wing Welcomes First H3 Variant C-130
The 139th Airlift Wing received its first H3 variant of the C-130 Hercules aircraft on November 4, 2025. The aircraft was transferred from the Montana Air National Guard’s 120th Airlift Wing and features NP2000 eight-bladed propellers and avionics upgrades, including an electronic propeller control system.
The Four Horsemen were an aerial demonstration team that performed in the late 1950s. They were the first and only team to perform close-proximity flying using C-130s. [Courtesy photo]
The Final Horseman: Closing a Chapter in C-130 and Air Force History
The C-130 Hercules is known for performing tactical airlift missions, capable of short-take offs from dirt strips and airdropping troops and equipment. Thanks to four aircraft commanders in the late 1950s, the Hercules also shined as part of an aerial demonstration team that remembers as the Four Horsemen.
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C-130 Fleet Status
C-130 fleet - Dec 14, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 353
preserved: 93
stored: 584
instructional: 162
on order: 2
active: 1309
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 22
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Security Forces vehicles and personnel pose in front of C-130E #61-2358. The historic asset was towed from Edwards South Base to the entrance of the USAF Flight Test Museum on November 2, 2024. (USAF Photo by Daniel Kelley]
USAF #61-358
C-130E
Finally moved from the South Base to be put on display at the AFFTC museum.
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