C-130 Hercules News
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.
First RNZAF C-130H Hercules aircraft retires to Air Force Museum
In what was quite a sight for people in Christchurch today, No. 40 Squadron has safely delivered #NZ7001, the first C-130H Hercules flown by the RNZAF, to the Air Force Museum in Wigram.
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C-130 Fleet Status
C-130 fleet - Mar 20, 2025
Fleet overview:
scrapped: 180
write-off: 351
preserved: 92
stored: 583
instructional: 160
on order: 2
active: 1313
Changes '23/'24:
Fleet adds: 5
Fleet drop: 16
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Quote of the Day
Any pilot can describe the mechanics of flying. What it can do for the spirit of man is beyond description.
-- Barry M. Goldwater, US senator
C-130 Hall of Fame
Early air refuelling testing
USMC #55-046
C-130A
On loan from the USAF to the USMC for testing air refuelling with the C-130 in 1957 and 1958.
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