C-130 News

C-130 Hercules News

From 2021


Two Ex-USAF C-130H’s transferred to Chile Apr 28, 2021 - The United States Air Force coordinated the transport of a donation of more than 87,000 personal protection items that were sent to Chile by the American non-profit, Project Hope, in order to help Chile respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. [Read more...]	RAF to retire remaining C-130 fleet by 2023 Mar 23, 2021 - The Royal Air Force is to phase on the remaining C-130J transport fleet by 2023 according to the MoD in a defence paper released March 22nd, 2021. [Read more...]

133rd AW celebrates Golden Jubilee of the C-130 Feb 18, 2021 - Sunday marks the 50-year anniversary of the C-130A Hercules flying mission at the Minnesota National Guard’s 133rd Airlift Wing in St. Paul, Minn. The Wing’s first mission flight was “wheels up” on Feb. 21, 1971. [Read more...]	Hard landing caused $21 million in damage to Ramstein cargo plane, Air Force finds Feb 17, 2021 - Pilot error caused $21 million in damage to an Air Force cargo plane that landed hard during a training flight at Ramstein Air Base in April, the service said following the release of an accident investigation board’s findings. [Read more...]

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