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Three more C-130J Super Hercules airlifters delivered by Lockheed Martin to US military.
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| Three more C-130J Super Hercules airlifters delivered by Lockheed Martin to US military | |||
Three
variants of the C-130J
Super Hercules aircraft were recently delivered to U.S. military
operators from the Lockheed Martin Aeronautics facility, the US aircraft
manufacturer announced Tuesday, March 24. The three aircraft are an MC-130J
Commando II Special Operations tanker, an HC-130J Combat King II and an
HC-130J long-range SAR aircraft. |
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 Lockheed Martin HC-130J long-range search and rescue aircraft to be delivered to the USCG (Credit: Andrew McMurtrie) |
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On March 19, a U.S.
Air Force crew took delivery of and ferried an MC-130J Commando II Special
Operations tanker aircraft that is assigned to US Air Force Special
Operations Command’s 353rd Special Operations Group at Kadena
Air Base, Japan.
On March 24, a U.S. Air Force crew ferried an HC-130J Combat King II personnel recovery aircraft assigned to US Air Combat Command’s (ACC) 347th Rescue Group at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia. That aircraft was officially delivered to the U.S. Government on March 20. Also on March 19, an HC-130J long-range search and rescue aircraft for the U.S. Coast Guard was delivered and ferried to Lockheed Martin’s Greenville, South Carolina, site for post-production modifications, including paint and finishes. This aircraft will be re-delivered to the U.S. Coast Guard in 2016. |
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