Royal New Zealand Air Force to retire C-130H Hercules fleet

RNZOtago Daily TimesThursday 30 January 2025 · 2 outlets · 2 reports · updated

In this story Royal New Zealand Air Force, Air Vice Marshal Darryn Webb

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The Royal New Zealand Air Force is retiring its fleet of five C-130H Hercules aircraft after 60 years of service. The retirement was marked by a flyover of Christchurch Airport. Since 1965, the fleet has completed 100,000 landings and 155,000 hours of flight time.

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First reported by RNZ, Thu 30 Jan 2025, 5:57pm · 2 reports from 2 outlets over 15 hours
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