Amerikaanse Herculessen

Ook ik was vandaag bij superbase Eindhoven Airport voor de Navy C-130T 166311/RU-3311 van VR 55. ‘ CNV 3075’ De rest volgt nog Credits Jan Klijs

Flightline Friday at NAS JRB Fort Worth! This week, the US Navy C-130T Hercules, known as ‘Bloodhound 405’ from VX-30 in Point Mugu, California, made its grand appearance. #NASJRBFortWorth#USNavy#Aviation#FlightlineFriday

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NOMAD61 C130T 165161 CN 5345 mooi op de foto gezet door Bjorn van Moosdijk Bedankt!

A Nice USNavy Hercules C-130T REG 5161 twee mooie foto’s een bij avond licht en een bij dag licht CREDITS ARTHUR BIJSTER

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C-130 Prop Shop Spotlight!

Every five years a propeller needs a 5 year degrease. In addition, every 15 years, a propeller has met its 15 year life expectancy and has to come off. Sometimes due to bird strikes, or wear and tear damage discovered during routine inspections, a prop must also come off for service.

Yesterday, a propeller was removed due to a five year regrease and is now being broken down completely by the C-130J Prop Shop in-house. This new prop was hoisted up, put on, calibrated, and is prepared for high powered engine runs to meet mission requirements.

C-130 Maintenance teams like the one showcased here, are constantly working behind the scenes to ensure our aircraft are mission ready 24/7 365 days a year!

CREDITS FACEBOOK U. S. Coast Guard Base, Elizabeth City, N. C.

Bij kunstlicht 18 april en bij dag licht 19 april hele mooie foto’s met dank aan Piet Luijken

Oost. KC-130J 166473/QH-473.

Farewell to our centennial aircraft paint job! The same 103rd Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop team who painted our celebratory Centennial C-130 are now busy sanding, cleaning, and repainting it this week as the regulated window for this special design closes out.

If you missed it, this awesome design honors the past 100 years of #flyingyankee history! The distinctive black and yellow lightening bolt harkens back to the designs on the squadron’s P-51 Mustangs, flown overseas in the China-Burma-India theater. This “black lightening” design is featured in many squadron patches and decor around the base.

The invasion stripes on the tail honor the 324th Fighter Group which later became the 103rd Fighter Group and eventually, 103rd Airlift Wing. This design was painted on Allied aircraft flown in Operation Overlord and Operation Dragoon in 1944.

Thank you to the 103rd Aircraft Structural Maintenance shop for both the unique design and their hard work on starting and closing out this project. #legacyaircraft#GoMaintainers#c130hercules

: Capt Jen Kaprielian VIA FACEBOOK 103d AirLift Wing