Hercules YI-305 arriving at Cambridge credits video Trailspotter
26.05.2026 .VLB Gilze-Rijen C-130 Hercules G-781 ‘NAF 78’
26.05.2026 .Gilze-Rijen C-130 Hercules G-781 ‘NAF 78′ voor wat t/g’s Rw 10. Maar wat was het heet op de spottersplek! CREDITS Jan Klijs
Flugplatz Saarlouis-Duren 2 German Air Force KC-130J REG 55-04/55-05
Marc Furch is bij Flugplatz Saarlouis-Düren.
+++Premiere heute beim Sprungdienst der Saarlandbrigade+++
Zum ersten Mal wurden heute Fallschirmjäger aus zwei deutschen KC-130J Herkules (55+04/55+05), über dem Flugplatz Saarlouis Düren abgesetzt.
Nachdem es am morgen wetterbedingt etwas haperte, konnten am Nachmittag dann doch die Automatik und Freifall Sprünge wie geplant stattfinden.
18.05.2026
RNLAF HERCULES BADGE I(NLD)ATF ISAF AFGHANISTAN 2007
Sinds tijden weer een uitbreiding voor mijn verzameling RNLAF Hercules Badge 1(NLD)ATF ISAF Afghanistan 2007
Japan-American Festival Yokota Air base
The official Friendship Festival 2026 patch has taken flight 
The patch for the event’s 50th Anniversary was unveiled and affixed to Yokota’s flagship C-130J Super Hercules, marking the start of the countdown to this weekend’s Japanese-American Friendship Festival!
The design for this year’s official patch was created by Tomoko Hyatt in a base-wide competition and represents the celebration of longstanding friendship and partnership between Yokota Air Base and the local community.
Stay tuned this week for more Friendship Festival updates as the countdown continues!
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VLB EINDHOVEN 8-5-2026 bezoek Zweedse Hercules C-130H reg 848
Vlb Eindhoven Fijne Zweedse Hercules als SVF807 op Eindhoven vandaag.credits Jeroen Jonkers mooie foto’s
Marshallgroup news engineering support RNLAF C-130 fleet
Marshall Aerospace has received a multi-year extension to its Engineering Support (ESP) contract for legacy C-130 aircraft operated by the Royal Netherlands Air and Space Force (RNLASF).
The extension, concluded between Commando Materieel en IT (COMMIT) and Marshall, paves the way for Marshall’s Aero Engineering Services team to continue providing expert guidance to maximise the availability and capability of RNLASF’s fleet of four C-130H aircraft until their out-of-service date.
Under its support-to-operations service model, Marshall provides direct dial-in access to its engineers based in Cambridge, who routinely advise front-line operators and RNLASF airworthiness staff on wide-ranging technical matters including repairs, parts, modifications, service bulletins and documentation.
“We are delighted to continue this very successful technical support arrangement with RNLASF, which has seen our two teams working incredibly closely in support of 336 Squadron’s C-130H fleet.
“As the aircraft enter a new phase of their operational lifecycles, our expertise on legacy C-130 aircraft will translate directly to availability as we respond to unique challenges related to retirement from service.”
Mark Hewer
Director of Aero Engineering Services, Marshall Aerospace
The technical support service forms part of a broader working relationship between Marshall and RNLASF that is now in its 30th year. Over the decades, Marshall has supported the air force’s C-130H fleet with modifications and a range of maintenance, supply chain and engineering services.
In 2012, Marshall completed a series of major modifications and upgrades on all four aircraft, known as the Cockpit Upgrade Programme (CUP) and the Cabin Safety Improvement Programme (CSIMP). The programmes included the removal of legacy or redundant systems and the integration of commercial off-the-shelf equipment, in addition to solutions developed specifically to meet RNLASF’s requirements.
At the time of acquisition, two of the Dutch aircraft had been configured and operated as EC-130Qs (a maritime electronic warfare variant of the C-130H) by the U.S. Navy before being put into long-term storage in Tucson, Arizona. The aircraft were dismantled and transported to Cambridge where Marshall Aerospace led the recovery and upgrade to C-130H build standard—one of the most extensive and complex engineering projects the company has undertaken to date.
VLB EINDHOVEN 20-4-2026 GREEK AIR FORCE C-130H REG 742
Eindhoven Air Base, 20-4-2026 a nice long morning the waiting for the arrivals,the Greek Air Force C-130H reg 742 with the nice company of Paul and Han, my clicks from P4:credits Rob Martaré thank you!
VLB Eindhoven 20-4-2026 RNLAF Hercules C-130H G-781
Eindhoven Air Base, 20 April 2026, RNLAF Hercules C-130H G-781 a nice long morning waiting for the arrivals, with the nice company of Paul and Han, my clicks from P4:Super photos from Rob Martaré thank you!
RNZAF HERCULES C-130J Super Support to New Guinea
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Support to Papua New Guinea 
With our eyes in the sky and our people on the ground, we’ve been working hard to assess damage and deliver humanitarian aid stores to communities in Papua New Guinea and the Autonomous Region of Bougainville hit hard by Tropical Cyclone Maila.
When the request first came from the Government of Papua New Guinea last week, our Royal New Zealand Air Force P-8A Poseidon carried out surveillance flights to provide authorities with imagery of the damage.
This informed authorities of what disaster relief stores were required and where, before our Deployable Joint Interagency Task Force joined forces with the Papua New Guinea Defence Force (PNGDF), National Disaster Centre, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade, Australian Defence Force, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Mission Aviation Fellowship (MAF) to deliver over 13,607 kgs of stores made up of food, tarpaulins, generators, chainsaws, agriculture tool kits, shelter tool kits, mother and infant kits and family hygiene kits to Milne Bay, Bougainville and East New Britain using our C-130J aircraft.
Over the coming days, our NH90 helicopters will work alongside the PNGDF Air Transport Wing and Provincial Disaster Centres to deliver stores to isolated communities.
We stand ready to assist our Pacific whanau in times of need.
CPL M Butcher
