C-130 Hercules News
Four RNZAF C-130H Hercules aircraft sold to US aerial firefighting company
The Royal New Zealand Air Force’s (RNZAF) retired fleet of C-130H Hercules aircraft has been sold to an American aerial firefighting company for $9 million.
Airmen from the 109th AW make history, Landing the LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice for the first time
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing have landed an LC-130 Hercules on freshwater ice for the first time in the wing’s history during Operation Nanook-Nunalivut, Inuvik, Canada, on March 5, 2025.
AMMROC and Marshall signed a strategic service agreement to advance C-130 fleet readiness at IDEX 2025
Marshall and AMMROC, the Middle East's leading provider of military maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) solutions, today signed a strategic service agreement outlining the first work package to be delivered within their new long-term strategic partnership.
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C-130 Fleet Status
C-130 fleet - Apr 19, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 351
preserved: 92
stored: 584
instructional: 160
on order: 2
active: 1314
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 16
Sponsor - New
Today in C-130 history
19 Apr 1990
C-130H, #9T-TCG of the Zaire Air Force crashed near Kinshasa, Zaire, propeller blade broke off.

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C-130 Hall of Fame
Last Operational USAF C-130A
USAF #55-022
NC-130A
Last operational flight of a USAF C-130A was on October 3, 2003 at Eglin AFB, Florida.
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