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ATSB releases C-130 air tanker accident preliminary report
Feb 28, 2020 - The Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) has released their preliminary report on the crash of the Coulson Aviation EC-130Q, registered N134CG which was contracted to the New South Wales Rural Fire Service to support airdrops of fire retardant for the local bush fires. [Read more...]
Compass Call: The first's final flight
Feb 11, 2020 - On March 19, 1982, the first specially modified EC-130H “Compass Call” aircraft, tail number 1587, arrived at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona. On January 15, 2020, the aircraft made its final flight over the skies of Arizona. [Read more...]
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Lockheed Martin delivers second KC-130J to France’s Armée de l'Air
Feb 07, 2020 - Lockheed Martin delivered the second of two KC-130J Super Hercules aerial refuelers to representatives from France’s Armée de l'Air on February 4, at the company’s Aeronautics facility in Marietta, Georgia. [Read more...]
C-130 firefighting aircraft crashes in Australia
Jan 22, 2020 - An EC-130 firefighting aircraft from Coulson Aviation has crashed in the Monaro Area in Australian state of New South Wales while combating forest fires, killing three crew members. [Read more...]
Lockheed Martin To Deliver 50 C-130Js to U.S. Government via Multiyear III Award
Jan 13, 2020 - Lockheed Martin will deliver 50 C-130J Super Hercules to the U.S. government through a C-130J Multiyear III award, which was finalized by the U.S. government on Dec. 27, 2019. [Read more...]
SAAF C-130BZ crash lands at Goma Airport
Jan 09, 2020 - A South African Air Force (SAAF) C-130BZ crash landed at Goma airport in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on Thursday 9th January. [Read more...]
Marshall signs contract with U.S. Government for Kuwait Air Force KC-130J
Jan 06, 2020 - Marshall Aerospace and Defence Group has signed a multi-year contract with the United States Government to support the Kuwait Air Force fleet of KC-130J tanker aircraft. [Read more...]
Chilean C-130 missing enroute to Antarctica with 38 on board
Dec 10, 2019 - A C-130 Hercules (#990) took off from Punta Arenas and was en route to Antarctica when contact was lost at 18:13hrs. 38 people were travelling to provide logistical support to a military base on Antarctica's King George Island. [Read more...]
53rd WRS reflects on 2019 hurricane season
Dec 03, 2019 - Andrea, Barry, Dorian, Fernand, Humberto, Jerry, Karen, Lorena, Nestor and Olga. At first glance one may think this is a list of popular baby names for the year, but in fact, they’re the names of 10 storms the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron flew into during this year’s hurricane season. [Read more...]
Last Air Force Wing to bid farewell to legacy of Combat Rescue aircraft
Nov 01, 2019 - The 920th Rescue Wing is celebrating the legacy of its HC-130P/N combat-rescue fleet as the wing expects to receive a replacement fleet of HC-130J in the Spring of 2020. This new airframe will not only replace the legacy HC-130 fleet but with its arrival also comes the elimination of two aviation career fields: Flight Engineer and Airborne Mission Systems Specialist. [Read more...]
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