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Eglin pilot surpasses 10K hours in the C-130
Ten thousand hours. It’s equivalent to 416 days, more than a full year of time. That’s the amount of hours Gary Hogg spent piloting the Air Force’s various C-130 Hercules models across his 41-year career.
Ten thousand hours. It’s equivalent to 416 days, more than a full year of time. That’s the amount of hours Gary Hogg spent piloting the Air Force’s various C-130 Hercules models across his 41-year career.
Air Force legacy pilot visits beloved C-130 aircraft again
An Air Force legacy pilot who was part of the first C-130 demonstration team in the 1950s, recently visited the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, for a tour of a C-130H aircraft.
An Air Force legacy pilot who was part of the first C-130 demonstration team in the 1950s, recently visited the 302d Airlift Wing at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, for a tour of a C-130H aircraft.
NOAA awards contract for next-generation hurricane hunter aircraft
Today, NOAA announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft.
Today, NOAA announced that it has awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics, based in Georgia, for two specialized C-130J Hercules aircraft to become the next generation of NOAA hurricane hunter aircraft.
- 189th AW Receives First Two C-130J Aircraft
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- Lockheed Martin Welcomes Egypt to the C-130J Super Hercules Fleet
- Marshall and Austrian Air Force celebrate completion of multi-year C-130 navigation upgrade programme
- 70 Years of Flight: The C-130's legacy and future
- Yokota celebrates 70 years of C-130 operations
- Super Hercules fleet grows with delivery of First C-130J to New Zealand
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C-130 Fleet Status
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Fleet overview:
scrapped: 179
write-off: 351
preserved: 91
stored: 581
instructional: 157
on order: 3
active: 1311
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Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 11
Fleet drop: 45
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When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return.
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Last Operational USAF C-130A
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USAF #55-022NC-130A
Last operational flight of a USAF C-130A was on October 3, 2003 at Eglin AFB, Florida.
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