Air Force Museum of New Zealand our new Film

Air Force Museum of New Zealand

19 november om 18:22  · 

HERC YEAH! Our new film about the extraordinary Lockheed C-130H Hercules is now in the works.

And we’d like to say a huge thank you to No. 40 Squadron for hosting us at Whenuapai, taking part in the filming and for providing NZ7002 as the perfect cinematic backdrop last week.

Also on our thank you list is retired Wing Commander Gordon Ragg, one of the young pilots who flew NZ7003 on its delivery flight in 1965.

Gordon generously gave us his time to recount his memories of what it was like to fly the brand-new Hercules all those years ago, and what a contrast it was to the piston-engined Hastings and DC-6s.

The last of the fleet of C-130Hs is due to retire in January, having served the RNZAF for almost six decades.

From Antarctica to Afghanistan the Hercs have done it all, and we can’t wait to tell their story with documentary maker Belmont Productions.

We will be putting together an exhibiton to go with the film, similar to the one we have running currently to pay tribute to our other extraordinary aircraft – the P-3K2 Orion.

In case you haven’t already seen it here’s the Orion story – https://youtu.be/IFzp9YtA-2Y – and we look forward to doing the same for the Herc.

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2024/11/06 Even een dagje op en neer van BA Villacoublay naar BA Cazaux met German Air Force KC-130J 55+05.

Op de heenweg lage bewolking in Parijs. Maar bij Cazaux zat het potdicht van de mist. Diverse pogingen gedaan maar steeds weer terug naar de holding. Uiteindelijk toch gelukt en brak de zon prima door. CREDITS JORIS VAN BOVEN bedankt voor de de mooie foto’s!

Duitse KC-130J 55+05 je kan maar van geluk spreken als je verwacht dat je met een casa op pad zou gaan nog bedankt Joris al liet hij weten dat ze het ruitje wel effe schoon hadden kunnen maken !!🤣 bewerkt website beheerder André Pouw