The venerable Hercules keeps on truckin'. One of the oldest living examples to visit in many a year turned up in Shannon on a surprise return visit yesterday evening. The aircraft is a C-130B msn 3576 and dates back to a 1960 delivery when it appeared as serial 59-1530. Having gone through successive operators with the USAF the aircraft spent just over 3 years in storage at Davis Monthan in the early 90's before being delivered through Shannon to the Romanian Air Force in 1996 as serial 5930. Yesterday flight ROF 321 caused an adrenalin rush on arrival, in no small part for the fact that it has no hex code showing ! Pictured above, 5930 is seen departing off R06 this morning for it's westbound trans Atlantic leg.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Romanian Air Force Herc 5930 makes return visit
The venerable Hercules keeps on truckin'. One of the oldest living examples to visit in many a year turned up in Shannon on a surprise return visit yesterday evening. The aircraft is a C-130B msn 3576 and dates back to a 1960 delivery when it appeared as serial 59-1530. Having gone through successive operators with the USAF the aircraft spent just over 3 years in storage at Davis Monthan in the early 90's before being delivered through Shannon to the Romanian Air Force in 1996 as serial 5930. Yesterday flight ROF 321 caused an adrenalin rush on arrival, in no small part for the fact that it has no hex code showing ! Pictured above, 5930 is seen departing off R06 this morning for it's westbound trans Atlantic leg.
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