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January
30 Jan 2012		2400th C-130 delivered. The aircraft was MC-130J Combat Shadow II 08-6201 assigned to USAF Special Operations Command (Read more...)
February
16 Feb 2012		The 250th C-130J is delivered. USAF aircraft number #08-5684 was delivered to Dyess AFB, Texas. (Read more...)
March
15 Mar 2012		C-130J-30, #10-5630 of the Norwegian Air Force c/n 5630 crashed on its way from Evenes, Norway to Kiruna, Sweden. The aircraft was to collect soldiers and fly back to the Norwegian base for the NATO exercise "Cold Response".
July
1 Jul 2012		MAFFS-equipped Air Force C-130H, assigned to the 145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina ANG, Charlotte, crashed in southwest South Dakota while fighting the White Draw Fire, killing four crew and seriously injuring two.
August
30 Aug 2012		The first C-130J Super Hercules for the Sultanate of Oman is formally accepted at ceremonies at Lockheed Martin’s Marietta facility. (Read more...)