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Aircraft had been operated by Air America as 604, c. February 1970. October 29, 1980: An extensively modified YMC-130H, 74-1683, c/n 4658, crashed at Eglin AFB Auxiliary Field 1, Wagner Field, Florida, during a demonstration of a modified MC-130H Combat Talon aircraft for a planned Iranian hostage rescue attempt named Operation Credible Sport ...
The first MC-130J, AF Ser. No. 09-6207, undertook its initial test flight on 22 April 2011. [137] The 522nd Special Operations Squadron received its first MC-130J in late September 2011. [138] A total of 37 MC-130J aircraft are programmed to replace all other MC-130 variants by the end of the fiscal year 2017.
As a cargo and airlift aircraft, the C-130J's crew includes two pilots and one loadmaster (no navigator or flight engineer), while specialized USAF variants (e.g., AC-130J, EC-130J, MC-130J, HC-130J, WC-130J) may have larger crews, such as navigators/Combat Systems Officers or other specialized officer and enlisted air crew. The U.S. Marine ...
Debris from the aircraft was found in Leflore County, Mississippi. The USMC released a statement calling the event a "mishap." [4] The crash is the deadliest Marine Corps disaster since 2005, when a U.S. Marine Corps Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter crashed in Iraq, killing 31 people. [5]
1965 Hong Kong US Marines KC-130F Crash; 1969 theft of C-130; 1976 Venezuelan Air Force C-130 crash; 1981 Iranian Air Force C-130 crash; 1991 Jakarta Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 2009 Indonesian Air Force L-100 crash; 2015 Sumatra Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 2016 Indonesian Air Force C-130 crash; 2017 United States Marine Corps KC ...
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The single-engine Cessna 208 was trying to reach the nearby Miami Seaplane Base, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Seaplane crashes near PortMiami, all 7 passengers escape without ...
Aircraft that can operate on land and sea create "even more complex dilemmas" for rivals, a US Air Force Special Operations Command official said.