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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.
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 ...
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 was spread in a 5-mile (8 km) radius from the crash site and firefighters attending the crash site used 4,000 US gallons (3,300 imp gal; 15,000 L) of foam to extinguish the post-crash fire. [11] [12] [13] Witnesses reported seeing the aircraft on fire with a smoking engine and descending in a flat spin. [14]
U.S. investigators have confirmed that a mechanical issue caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last year. The National Transportation Safety Board ...
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 ...
A seaplane went down into the water near PortMiami Friday afternoon, according to Miami-Dade Fire Rescue. The incident happened shortly before 2 p.m. near 1500 Port Blvd. Seven people were on ...