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Today in Aviation History, First Flight of The YC-130 Hercules

August 23, 2021 WarbirdsNews 0

Technically the C-130 Hercules is not a Warbird just yet, because it’s still operational within several of air arms across the globe. However, it’s such an iconic aircraft that every news item featuring its current […]

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Pilot Reunited With C-130 He Flew to Escape Saigon 45 Years Ago

April 8, 2020 WarbirdsNews 0

About six months ago, we noted the arrival, by road, of a combat veteran Lockheed Hercules at the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York. This was C-130A 57-460, which had been a part of the Smithsonian’s […]

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C-130A Vietnam Veterans Memorial Planned for National Warplane Museum

October 17, 2019 WarbirdsNews 1

A new memorial to veterans of the Vietnam War is being planned for the National Warplane Museum in Geneseo, New York. A committee composed of veterans and veterans groups is in the preliminary stages of […]

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‘Iron Horse’ Sets Off For The ‘Boneyard’

March 8, 2015 WarbirdsNews 2

PRESS RELEASE – MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) — The 23rd Wing sent the Air Force’s oldest C-130 to the “Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for its retirement March 3. Aircraft 62-1863, […]

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RAF Museum Officially Receives Hercules C-130 in Handover Ceremony

September 19, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

Last week, the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford, UK held an official handover ceremony for the Lockheed C-130 Hercules, XV202, in the presence of Air Marshal Baz North of the Royal Air Force, Air […]

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US Forest Service Resurrects Museum C-130 Hercules for Firefighting Duty

May 22, 2013 WarbirdsNews 0

As California enters what is expected to be a very busy fire season, the U.S. Forest service is turning to the past to battle future fires. The organization has announced that it has contracted for […]

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Smithsonian Air and Space Giving Away Part of its Collection

May 12, 2013 WarbirdsNews 2

Lest there be an uproar, we’ll state it upfront: The popular items the public loves to visit at the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, in Washington D.C. are not being given away. So there’s no […]

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Aero Legends Battle of Britain Air Show

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by Stepen Comber/Center of Aviation Photography (COAP) Aero Legends hosted the 7th annual Battle of Britain Air Show from Headcorn Aerodrome at Ashford in Kent, England over the long weekend of June 24th through 26th. […]

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Hawker Sea Hawk WV908 Arrives at Yeovilton for Restoration to Flight

As most readers will know, Navy Wings is a charitable trust which operates a fleet of former Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm aircraft from their home at RNAS Yeovilton in Somerset, England. The organization announced on [...]
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