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and aircraft procured after 1970. For the history of older
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Designer

Manufacturer

basic designation

variant or model

name

company
designation

company number

130305

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E
/ NT

Hercules

4020

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10305.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
Visited Perth, Australia in mid 1980s, in original white
and bare metal finish. Converted to
CC-130NT navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB
Winnipeg, Manitoba. With No. 429 Squadron
at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role
with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated
CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With
No. 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Designation CC-130E(SAR) was used for
engineering purposes. Still based at CFB
Trenton in 2005, with No. 8 Wing. Seen at
Camp Mirage, middle east, in October 2005.
Category C incident at Trenton on 13 September 2008, when
technician got foot stuck in cargo rail and fell out of open door,
sustaining injuries in landing on hanger floor. Still
at Trenton in October 2008. Visited Norman
Wells, NWT on 27 July 2010. Seen at
Kelowna in August 2010. Based at CFB
Greenwood, NS in April 2011. Withdrawn
from service by 26 September 2011. Stored
at CFB Winnipeg by April 2012, awaiting disposal.

130306

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E
/ NT

Hercules

4026

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10306.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
In December 1971 made three unsuccessful attempts to
extricate Westerners from Dacca, East Pakistan during the India and
Pakistan War. Converted to CC-130NT
navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg,
Manitoba. With No. 429 Squadron at CFB
Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from
navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto
1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for
engineering purposes. With No. 413
(T&R) Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995. At
CFB Trenton in August and October 2008. Visited
Toronto airport in July 2009. Seen at
Brussels, Belgium in August 2010. Reported
at Cascade Aerospace in late 2010. Withdrawn
from use in 2010, reported stored at CFB Winnipeg in Flyable Reserve
status by November 2010, with 40,068.4 hours airframe time. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC on 2 July
2011, still there April 2012.

130307

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E
/ NT

Hercules

4041

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10307.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Visited
Faro, Portugal in 1989. Converted to
CC-130N navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB
Winnipeg, Manitoba. With No. 429 Squadron
at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from
navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto
1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for
engineering purposes. With No. 424
(T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994.
Visited Toronto Island Airport on 14 March 2006, part of a
search over Lake Ontario. First CC-130 to
be inducted into Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC for overhaul on 1
May 2006. Visited RAF Kinloss, UK on 12
February 2007. Dropped two SAR Techs at
Hamilton airport, 13 February 2009. Reported
with 45,000 + hours flight time in August 2011, scheduled for centre
wing box replacement. The oldest active CF
Hercules at that time. Stored at Trenton
pending allocation for overhaul at that time. To
Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford for overhaul in May 2012, probably the
last CC-130E to receive an overhaul. Scheduled
for allotment to museum when withdrawn from service.
Still in use early 2013.

130308

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4042

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10308.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta when renumbered.
Flew in Wiarton, Ontario air show in June 1976. Fitted with nine satellite tracking antennas
1976 to approximately 1983. Modified with
EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With No.
436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994.
To Santo Domingo airport in Dominican Republic in March
2004, delivering hurricane relief supplies to Haiti.
Took part in 2005 Canadian National Exposition air show,
basing out of Trenton. Visited Larnaca,
Italy on 9 October 2005. Reached 45,000
flying hours at Kandahar, Afghanistan in December 2008.
Seen at Hamilton airport in June 2010.
Based at CFB Greenwood, NS in April 2011.
Withdrawn from service by 5 September 2011.
Stored at CFB Trenton by May 2012, awaiting disposal
instructions.

130310

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E
/ NT

Hercules

4051

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10310.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
Converted to CC-130NT navigation trainer, for use at
Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba.
With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role
with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated
CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With
No. 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Visited Spain in July 2002.
Seen at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in March 2006.
With No. 413 Squadron, CFB Greenwood, NS in 2007. At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for
overhaul in summer of 2007. With No. 413
Squadron later in 2007. To CFS Alert,
Nunavut for exercises, 3 April 2009. Stored
at Trenton in flyable condition May 2010. Flown to Abbotsford, BC for
Flyable Storage Program on 12 June 2010. Still
stored there in April 2012.

130311

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4060

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10311.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in
1991. To CAE at Edmonton for overhaul in
1995. Seen at CFB Trenton in October 2005. With No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS,
c.2005. Category D damage at CFS Alert,
Nunavut on 25 April 2006, while delivering fuel to Alert as part of
Operation Boxtop 2006. Aircraft landed
long on ice and snow covered runway, pilot came off brakes briefly when
directional control problems encountered, over ran runway end by about
80 feet before stopping. Reported stored
at Trenton 2006, near time expired. Still
stored at Trenton in August and October 2008. Seen
at Trenton in July 2009. Last flight 18
July 2007 at Trenton. Outer wings removed
and installed on 130337, 13 July 2009. Still
at Trenton in October 2009, wings removed. Other
parts apparently stripped by June 2010. Still
being stripped for spare parts at Trenton in October 2010.
Fuselage still stored outside at Trenton in June 2011.

130312

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4061

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10312.

Serving
with No.436 Squadron, CFB Trenton, Ontario, at time of crash. Searching for lost helicopter, crashed 13
kilometres (8.1 miles) west of Chapais, PQ on 15 October 1980. 8 fatalities, 2 survivors.

last
date:
20 November 1980 – Struck
off

130313

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4066

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10313.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991.
With No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995. At CFB Trenton in December 2007.
At CFB Greenwood with 413 Squadron in 2010.
Last flight 21 March 2010. Withdrawn
from use on 1 April 2010, stored at CFB Trenton in Flyable Storage
Program. Was being used for MAMS (loadmaster) training June 2010. This was the 7th E model retired by the CF. Was to be donated to the Greenwood Aviation
Museum. Donated to The Air Force Museum of
Canada, at CFB Trenton on 21 July 2011, replacing 130314.

130314

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4067

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10314.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Based
at CFB Trenton by 1972. Visited Shannon,
Ireland on 2 July 1983, still in non-camouflage finish.
Serving with No. 436 Squadron, CFB Trenton, Ontario in
1981 and 1991. Converted to SAR role with
special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for
engineering purposes. With No. 424
(T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994.
With No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1991 and
1995. Detached service in Middle East from
2002. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in
2005. Used to mock up Engine Instrument
Display System retrofit at Spar Aerospace in July 2005.
Last flight 1 December 2005 at Trenton with 42,761 hours
airframe time. Reported stored at Trenton
2006, time expired. Still stored there in
2007, waiting for wing box replacement. This
did not happen, replacement parts intended for this aircraft used on
130332 instead. Seen at Trenton in October
2008, with outer wings and engines removed for use on 130336. To RCAF Museum at Trenton in June 2009, with
outer wings from 130333. On display
outside at the Museum by June 2010. After
being replaced by 130313 (which see) this aircraft was being stripped
for spares at Trenton in May 2012.

130315

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4070

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10315.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
To Trenton with this unit in 1973, still with unit in 1979. Visited Faro, Portugal in 1987.
Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and
1994. Reached 45,000 hours airframe time
on 27 May 2005, the first military Hercules to reach this time. Was detached to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta from 8
Wing, CFB Trenton, for Exercise Maple Flag at the time.
Last flight 24 September 2005 at Trenton.
Reported stored at Trenton in December 2007, time expired,
and used at ground instructional aid. Still
at Trenton in March 2011, used as an engineering training aid.

130316

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4075

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10316.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1974 and 1991. Flew to Australia and Singapore, 6 to 20
September 1974. With No. 8 Wing at CFB
Trenton in 1995. Visited Azores islands in
March 2005. At Cascade Aerospace in
Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. Back
at CFB Trenton by November 2008. At
Abbotsford for prototype Joint Aerial Delivery Standoff System (J-PADS)
modification and testing January 2009. Under
test at Abbotsford and Trenton in 2009. Last
flight 16 May 2010 at Abbotsford. Used for
some avionics prototyping at Cascade. By
August 2010 wings removed, airframe used as ground trainer for CC-130J
program. Outer wings removed and stored as
spares. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC
on 2 July 2011.

READ RCN HO4S

130317

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4122

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10317.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and
1994. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in
1995. Visited Glasgow-Prestwick airport,
UK, on 3 May 2005. Visited RAF Brize
Norten, UK on 23 October 2006. At
Glasgow-Prestwick again on 23 December 2006, en route from Afghanistan
to Canada. Last flight 12 January 2007 at
Trenton, with 44272 total airframe time. Outer
wings and engines removed for installation on 130333 in February 2009.
Wings replaced from 130336. Parts of
horizontal stab removed for Non-destructive Testing at ATESS Trenton.
Being used for parts recovery, parked outside at Trenton in June 2010. Other parts destined for the engineering
department at Royal Military College, Kingston. Main
airframe still stored outside at Trenton in June 2011 and May 2012.

130318

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4124

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10318.

With
No. 435 Squadron, CFB Namao, Alberta, when destroyed in a crash on 29
January 1989. Crash-landed 300-600 feet
short of the runway at night in -46deg C temperatures, at Fort
Wainwright, Alaska. 9 fatalities,
including 2 who died later in hospital, and 9 survivors.

last
date:
9 May 1989 – Struck off
after crash, see comments.

130319

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4095

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10319.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and
1994. Visited Malta on 12 June 2005. Visited Europe in April 2006.
Still at CFB Trenton in October 2008, and March 2009. Later deployed to Afghanistan, where it became
the last CF Hercules based there, last in-country flight on 25 April
2011. Left Afghanistan on 27 April 2011. Had over 43,800 logged hours at that time. Later based at Cyprus, still in use supporting
Operation Archer (Canadian training support for Afghan Army). Later returned to Trenton for use as a backup
SAR aircraft, pending wing spar replacement. Took
part in evacuation of flood victims from Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan
in June 2011. Damaged right wing when it
struck a building while taxiing at Points North Airfield on 2 June 2011. Maintenance inspection completed at Cascade
Aviation in February 2012, to No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton. Still there in May 2012. Visited
Toronto Airport on 22 August 2012. Reported
still active April 2013, at Trenton.

130320

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4096

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10320.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Visited
Maastricht, Holland in October 1979. Extensively
damaged at Trenton in 1983 when it was hit by 130328 that had jumped
its chocks during an engine run up. Fortunately,
there was no fire or injury and the aircraft was repaired.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and
1994. Served with No. 424 (T&R)
Squadron at CFB Trenton, dates not known. At
SPAR facility at Edmonton International Airport (Nisku) in August 2006. Back at CFB Trenton by October 2008. Stored at Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford by
27 March 2011. Time expired, probably held
for spares. Still there in January 2012.

130321

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4191

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10321.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. With
No. 435 Squadron, 8 Wing, Trenton, when destroyed on 22 July 1993. Crashed during LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute
Extraction System) training at CFB Wainwright, Alberta.
5 fatalities and 4 survivors. All
LAPES operations in the Canadian Forces were permanently suspended
shortly after this accident.

last
date:
5 October 1993 – Struck off
after crash, see comments.

130322

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4192

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10322.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. With
No. 435 Squadron when it crashed on 30 October 1991.
Crashed on approach to CFS Alert, Ellesmere Island, NWT. 5 fatalities, 13 survivors.
Took several days for survivors to be recovered, due to
bad weather. Wreckage still visible at
crash site for several years.

last
date:
25 November 1992 – Struck
off after crash, see comments.

130323

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4193

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10323.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and
1994. To CAE Aviation for overhaul in 1995. Heavy snowfall accumulation on tail caused
aircraft to tip onto its rear ramp with no apparent damage at Greenwood
in the early morning on 14 November 2004. To
SPAR in Edmonton for overhaul in November 2005. At
CFB Greenwood with 413 Squadron in 2010. To
Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC for Periodic Inspection in June
2010. Probably last inspection for this
aircraft. To No. 435 Squadron at CFB
Winnipeg on 23 August 2010. Seen at
Trenton open house in June 2011. Also on
display at Hamilton air show the same month. Withdrawn
from use 23 January 2012, stored at CFB Trenton pending disposal. Still there in May 2012.

130324

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4194

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10324.

With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Modified
with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994.
Visited Edinburgh, UK on 16 March, and again on 21 March
2006. Received cargo or spares from a
Belgium AF Hercules before departing as CFC 2326. Visited
Manchester, UK as flight CF2353 on 16 October 2006.
Reported u/s at Whitehorse, Yukon on 1 February 2008. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. At Cascade Aviation in Abbotsford in April
2009 for overhaul, reported with very little airframe time left. Back to CFB Trenton in June 2010, kept as SAR
reserve aircraft. Stored at Trenton, in
Flyable Status, by late 2010. Officially
time expired from 4 November 2010. Stored
at Cascade Aviation by 15 February 2011, still there in April 2012.

130325

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4285

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10325.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994.
Took part in Operation Boxtop (annual re-supply of CFB
Alert) in 1998. Still at Trenton in June
2008. Seen at Kandahar, Afghanistan in
December 2009. Stored at Cascade Aerospace
at Abbotsford, BC as part of the Flyable Storage Program from 15
September 2010, still there in April 2012.

130326

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4286

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10326.

With
No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. Operated
on behalf of UN in Ethiopia in November and December 1991.
With No. 435 Squadron, CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. To Chicoutimi, PQ on 8 April 2005. Visited Prestwick Airport, UK, on 10 September
2005, together with 130334. Still based at
CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Last flight
on 21 March 2006 at Abbotsford BC, reported with 42255 airframe time.
Stored at Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC in summer of 2007 for use
as a training aid. Still in use as trainer
in February 2009. Still at Abbotsford in
November 2009. At Abbotsford in August
2010, wings removed, for use on 130332. Engines
also removed while at Cascade. Aircraft
transferred to CC130J program August 2010 for conversion to ground
trainer. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC
on 2 July 2011.

130327

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4288

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10327.

Visited
Gilze Rijen, Holland in May/June 1974, in support of CF-104 detachment
there. Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War
in 1990. With No. 436 Squadron at CFB
Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Visited
Kabul, Afghanistan on 29 July 2003. Had
close encounter with terrain on low level tactical departure that day
for Camp Mirage, after leaving pre-planned track and entering box
valley. Bank angle limits exceed during
exit from valley, resulting in buffet, no damage or injuries. Subsequent investigation cited hurried
planning and crew fatigue as contributing factors.
Visited Schipol, Holland on 19 April 2005.
Visited Europe in April 2006, using call sign C2AF3B. Visited Toronto Island airport on 3 May 2006. Delivered first Dutch troops to FOB (Forward
Operating Base) Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan on 23 August 2006.
Operated by 436 Squadron crew assigned to Tactical Airlift
Unit, Theatre Support Element, based at “secret location” in Middle
East. Seen at CFB Trenton in October 2008. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 2 and 4
December 2008, using call sign “Cougar”. Seen
at Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2009. Based
at CFB Trenton by April 2011. With No. 413
Squadron at CFB Greenwood in April 2012. Reported
at Trenton on 7 February 2013.

130328

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130E

Hercules

4289

first
date: 27 May 1970 – Renumbered
from RCAF 10328.

Fitted
with experimental satellite communication antenna 1978 through 1983. Jumped chocks during engine run up at Trenton
in 1983 and ran into 130320 causing extensive damage to both aircraft. Fortunately, there was no fire or injury and
aircraft was repaired. Investigation
revealed that brakes were not functioning on 130328, due to the
auxiliary hydraulic system not being activated before the run up. With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario
in 1991 and 1994. On display at Royal
International Air Tattoo, UK in 2000. Still
with No. 436 Squadron at that time. Still
based at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Still
at Trenton in August and October 2008. At
CFB Greenwood, NS with No. 413 Squadron in 2009 and 2010.
At Abbotsford for Periodic Inspection in September 2010.
Probably last inspection for this aircraft. Based
at CFB Greenwood, NS in April 2011. Withdrawn
from use when hours expired on 12 December 2011. Still
stored at CFB Greenwood in April 2012.

130329

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4553

first
date: 16 October 1974 – Taken
on strength

USAF
serial 73-1589 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being
marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Delivered
to No. 435 Squadron on 26 September 1974. Later
served with No. 436 (T) Squadron. Flew
this squadron’s first operational LAPES mission on 8 April 1982, when
it delivered 64 drums of fuel near Eureka, NWT. Crashed
and destroyed during LAPES demonstration at CFB Namao, Alberta on 16
November 1982. Crashed when load jammed in
aircraft, with chute deployed. 7
fatalities.

READ RCAF 651 to 700

last
date:
28 June 1983 – Struck off
after crash, see comments.

130330

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4555

first
date: 16 October 1974 – Taken
on strength

USAF
serial 73-1591 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being
marked externally (does appear on serial plate). First
CC-130 to receive a camouflage paint scheme in 1982. The variated
camouflage consisted of three shades of grey called Grey Ghost. It was the only aircraft to carry the three
shades of grey, as all subsequent aircraft had the light grey replaced
with green FS 34095. Destroyed in mid air
with 130331 on 29 March 1985 at CFB Namao, Alberta.
With No. 435 Squadron at Edmonton at the time. 6 fatalities on this aircraft.

last
date:
14 January 1986 – Struck
off after crash, see comments.

130331

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4559

first
date: 19 November 1974 – Taken
on strength

USAF
serial 73-1593 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being
marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Destroyed
in mid air with 130330, near CFB Namao, Alberta on 29 March 1985. With No. 435 Squadron at this time. 4 fatalities on this aircraft.

last
date:
14 January 1986 – Struck
off after crash, see comments.

130332

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4568

first
date: 3 March 1975 – Taken
on strength

USAF
serial 73-1596 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being
marked externally (does appear on serial plate). With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991.
With No. 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Back to No. 435 Squadron by 1995.
With 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in January 2006.
At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in
summer of 2007. Visited Alexandria,
Louisiana in October 2007, as part of a Green Flag Exercise, call sign
“Cougar 11”. Still at Trenton in May 2009. Outer wings received from 130326, on 28
October 2008. Refurbished center wing being installed at Cascade
Aviation at Abbotsford, summer 2010 to spring 2011.
With No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood in April 2012.

130333

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4574

first
date: 3 March 1975 – Taken
on strength

USAF
serial 73-1599 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being
marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Used
in Operation morning Light (search for Soviet nuclear satellite debris)
in northwest Territories in January 1978. With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991.
Operated on behalf of UN in Ethiopia in November and
December 1991. With No. 436 Squadron at
CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Back to No.
435 Squadron by 1995. Based at CFB
Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Visited RAF
Brize Norten, and RAF Lyneham, UK on 24 July 2006.
Seen at Prestwick, UK in March 2007. Received
outer wings from 130317 in August 2009. Seen
at Hamilton, Ontario on 4 November 2009. Reported
in use as a simulator at Trenton in March 2011. Scheduled
for wing centre section replacement at Cascade Aerospace in spring of
2011. Damaged in June 2011 at Wollaston
Lake, Saskatchewan during evacuation of civilians from wild fires. Clipped a building while taxiing, repaired on
site several weeks later. Reported back at
Cascade Aviation in April 2012 for further work, scheduled completion
was September 2012. Reported used as
training aid at Trenton on April 2013.

130334

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4994

first
date: 22 March 1985 – Taken
on strength

Bought
direct from Lockheed along with 130335, as replacements for 130312 and
130329. Identified as a CC-130H84 for
maintenance purposes, based on year of build. With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991.
With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995.
Visited Malta on 26 July 2005. Visited
Prestwick Airport, UK, on 10 September 2005, together with 130326. Still based at Trenton in October 2008. Visited Edmonton International Airport on 30
November 2008. Still operational April
2009. Visited Dorval airport in Montreal
in March 2010. With No. 413 Squadron at
CFB Greenwood in April 2012.

130335

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4995

first
date: 22 March 1985 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H84 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao),
Alberta in 1991. With No. 8 Wing at CFB
Trenton by 1995. Visited Prestwick, UK on
6 December 2005, and Manchester, UK in May 2006. Seen
at Yellowknife, NWT on 22 March 2008. Seen
at Edmonton City airport and at CFB Trenton in October 2008. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 2 December
2008. At Trenton in May 2009, fitted with
SAR rear cabin door. Visited Saskatoon on
26 November 2009. Seen at Kandahar,
Afghanistan in December 2009. On display
at St. Thomas, Ontario air show in June 2011. With
No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012.

130336

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4580

first
date: 18 November 1986 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H73 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Acquired second hand from Abu Dhabi AF, their
serial 1211. Purchase arranged through
Marshalls of Cambridge, UK. US
registration N4246M carried for ferry flights. Delivered
to CAE at Edmonton, Alberta for Canadianization modifications. With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao),
Alberta in 1991. Operated for UN in Sudan
in March 1993, with large Canadian flags marked on lower wing surface. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Visited Malta in January 2005.
Visited Newcastle, UK on 17 July 2007.
Still at Trenton in August and October 2008.
Fitted with outer wings from 130314 at Cascade Aerospace
by 15 February 2009. Still at Trenton in
July 2009. Visited Toronto Airport on 22
August 2012.

130337

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

4584

first
date: 18 November 1986 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H73 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Acquired second hand from Abu Dhabi AF, their
serial 1212. Purchase arranged through
Marshalls of Cambridge, UK. US
registration N4247M used for ferry flights. Delivered
to CAE at Edmonton, Alberta for Canadianization modifications. With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao),
Alberta in 1991. Carried UN supplies to
Kigali, Rwanda on 6 August 1994. With No.
8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Based at
CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Seen doing
touch and goes at Kitchener/ Waterloo airport on 25 May 2006. Visited RAF Brize Norten, UK on 3 September
2006, and Lyneham, UK on 18 September 2006. Visited
Liverpool, UK in February 2007. At Cascade
Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. On display at Abbotsford, BC air show, August
2007. Still based at Trenton in October
2008. Seen in UK in January 2009, low
level training flights using call sign “Trucker 6”.
At Cascade Aerospace January 2010 for major overhaul and
replacement of outer wings using panels from 130311.
With No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012.

130338

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

5175

first
date: 21 February 1991 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of
build. Designations KCC-130H is
unofficial, designated as CC-130H(T) for engineering purposes. Converted to air-to-air tanker configuration
by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta and assigned to 435(T&R)
Squadron based at CFB Namao, Edmonton AB in 1992. With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994.
Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994.
Still with this unit in 1995, and 2005 at CFB Winnipeg. Fuel imbalance caused the aircraft to slowly
tilt onto its left wing during an overnight stop at CFS Alert, Nunavut
on 24 November 2005. Minor damage to wing
tip. Took part in training exercises at
Key West NAS, Florida in March 2012, operated by 435 Squadron. Still active at Winnipeg in January 2013.

130339

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

5177

first
date: 21 February 1991 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of
build. Converted to tanker configuration
by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Started
operation trials as tanker in 1999, with No. 435 (TT) Squadron. Designations KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are
unofficial. With No. 435 Squadron at CFB
Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB
Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still
with this unit in 1995. Used to prototype
the Spar/CAE Avionic Update Program (AUP), with testing from Edmonton
International Airport from September 1997 to February 1998. To CF for in service testing on 21 April 1998. Visited Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 2006. Seen at Yellowknife air show in February 2008. To NAS Pensacola, Florida in September 2008,
with No. 435 Squadron crew, fitted with tanker pods.
Still operational in February 2009 at CFB Winnipeg. Seen at Canadian Warplanes Heritage Museum in
Hamilton on 26 to 28 August 2011, possibly in preparation for transfer
of an older Hercules to this museum. Took
part in Canadian National Airshow at Toronto in September 2012. Still active at Winnipeg in April 2013.

130340

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

5189

first
date: 7 February 1991 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of
build. Converted to tanker configuration
by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Designations
KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With
No. 435 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995.
At SPAR, Edmonton Municipal Airport, for overhaul in
August 2006. Still there August 2007. Visited Alexandria, Louisiana in October 2007,
as part of a Green Flag Exercise, call sign “Cougar 12”.
Reported with No. 435 Squadron in May 2009 at CFB Winnipeg. Deployed from Italian AFB Trapani, Sicily in
July and August 2011, providing air-to-air refuelling support for NATO
and other country air assets during Operation Mobile over Libya. Still active at Winnipeg in March 2013.

130341

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

5200

first
date: 12 March 1991 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of
build. Converted to tanker configuration
by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Designations
KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994.
Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994.
Still with this unit in 1995. With
8 Wing at CFB Trenton in January 2006. Visited
Brize Norten, UK in December 2006. Visited
Nassau, Bahamas in March 2009. With No.
435 Squadron at Winnipeg when it dropped SAR Techs onto the ice off
Coral Harbour, Nunavut on 9 November 2009, to rescue a stranded hunter. Seen at Abbotsford in late 2009, probably for
overhaul by Cascade Aviation. Assigned to
8 Wing at CFB Trenton in October 2009, still there in June 2010. To Trapini-Birgi AFB in Italy in spring of
2011, as tanker support for Operation Mobile (Canadian contribution to
UN operations over Libya). Seen at Malaga
in July 2011, along with several CF-18s. At
CFB Trenton in May 2012. Still active at
Winnipeg in April 2013.

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130342

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H

Hercules

5207

first
date: 22 March 1991 – Taken
on strength

Identified
as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of
build. Converted to tanker configuration
by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Designations
KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With
No. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994.
Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994.
Still with this unit in 1995. Seen
doing touch and goes at CFB Winnipeg in 2007. Visited
Norman Wells, NWT on 27 July 2010. To
Trapini-Birgi AFB in Italy in spring of 2011, as tanker support for
Operation Mobile (Canadian contribution to UN operations over Libya). Damaged by fire
in aft fuselage on take off during training exercise from Naval Air
Station Key West, Florida on 21 February 2102. Landed
safely, no injuries, large hole burnt in upper rear fuselage. Initial reports suggest fire was caused by
leak in high pressure oxygen line. Aircraft
was still at Key West in April 2012, while feasibility of repair was
being reviewed. Reported at Winnipeg in
June 2012, not confirmed.

130343

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H-30

Hercules

L100-30

5307

first
date: 16 May 1997 – Taken
on strength

Bought
direct from Lockheed along with 130344 as commercial L100-30 aircraft. Acquired as crash replacements for 130321 and
130322. US registration N41030 used for
initial tests. Modified to CC-130H(30)
military standard by Spar Aerospace at Edmonton, Alberta. Assigned to No. 8 Wing, CFB Trenton in May 1997. Fly in repair to Spar at Edmonton on 17
October 2001, for tail strike damage. Visited
Malta on 27 May 2005. Passed through
Shannon, Ireland on 28 July 2006. Visited
RAF Brize Norten, UK on 3 September 2006, with 130337.
Seen at Prestwick, UK on 29 August 2008, en route to Malta. Category C damage on 13 March 2008, in tail
strike at Kandahar airfield. Category C
damage again on 26 April 2008, at Abbotsford, BC. Rudder
lower hinge jammed during rudder removal, broke free damaging vertical
stabilizer, rudder hinge support and rudder skin. Operated
relief flights between Dorval airport in Montreal and Haiti in January
2010, following earthquake in Haiti. Prototype
Engine Instrument Display System (EIDS) installed by Cascade Aerospace,
May 2010. In use at Trenton in March 2011. Detached to St. Thomas, Ontario on 8 March
2011, for SARTECH jump training. Still
active at Trenton in April 2013.

130344

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130H-30

Hercules

L100-30

5320

first
date: 16 May 1997 – Taken
on strength

Bought
direct from Lockheed along with 130344 as commercial L100-30 aircraft. Acquired as crash replacements for 130321 and
130322. US registration N4080M used for
initial tests. Modified to CC-130H(30)
military standard by Spar Aerospace at Edmonton, Alberta. Assigned to No. 8 Wing, CFB Trenton in May 1997. Category C damage on 12 July 2001,
when the rear fuselage contacted Runway 24 during touch and goes at CFB
Trenton. Training flight was conducted by
No. 426 Squadron. Visited Manchester, UK
in December 2005, as flight “Canforce 2636”. At
Manchester again on 15 April 2006, as “Canforce 2641”.
At SPAR, Edmonton Municipal Airport, August 2007. To UK in October 2007, as “Canforce 2440”. Spent the night at Prestwick, UK on 4/5
February 2008, as Flight CFC2303. Category
C damage at Kandahar airfield on 28 July 2008, tail strike on landing. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. Visited Edmonton International Airport on 30
November 2008. To Cascade Aerospace at
Abbotsford for Periodic Inspection in June 2010. Tail
strike during landing at Thunder Bay, Ontario in October 2010. Temporary repairs performed on site by mobile
party from Cascade Aerospace, then flown to Abbotsford for further
repairs on 3 November 2010. Detached to
St. Thomas, Ontario on 30 March 2011, for SARTECH jump training. Seen at Brussels in May 2011.
With No. 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012. Still active at Trenton in March 2013.

130601

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5626

first
date: 4 June 2010 – Delivery
to CFB Trenton

Fuselage
sections joined in September 2009. Fully
painted in Canadian colours by 11 January 2010. First
flight on 3 March 2010, at Marietta, Georgia. Delivery
had been scheduled for May 2010, but slipped to June.
Delivered to CFB Trenton, Ontario on 4 June 2010, for use
by No. 436 Squadron. Seen at Prestwick, UK
on 27 March 2011. At Prestwick again on 26
June 2011, en route to Trapani, Sicily. Seen
at Dublin, Ireland on 6 February 2012. Passed
through Prestwick, UK on 31 March 2012.

130602

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5627

first
date: August 2010 – Delivered
to Trenton

Fuselage
sections joined in September 2009. Delivery
scheduled for June 2010, but slipped to August 2010.
With No. 436 Squadron at Trenton by August 2010. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 3 July 2011. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 21 August
2012.

130603

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5635

first
date: 9 November 2010 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

Reported
under test in Georgia on 9 July 2010. Still
undergoing manufacturer’s tests at Marietta, Georgia in October 2010. To Malta via Lyneham, UK in February 2011, on
stand by to evacuate civilians from Libya. Seen
at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation
Mobile, Canada’s contribution to UN actions against Libya.

130604

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5636

first
date: 27 August 2010 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

Under
test by manufacturer in late July 2010. In
service at CFB Trenton by September 2010. Back
to Lockheed at Marietta in October 2010. To
Malta via Lyneham, UK in February 2011, on stand by to evacuate
civilians from Libya.

130605

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5637

first
date: 22 September 2010 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

Under
test at Marietta, Georgia by August 2010. In
service from day of delivery. Seen at
Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation
Mobile, Canada’s contribution to UN actions against Libya.
Passed through Linton, UK on 26 May 2011.

130606

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5649

first
date: 21 February 2011 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

Arrived
at Trenton at 16:10 on 21 February 2011, for No. 436 (T) Squadron. Seen at Prestwick several times in late March
2011, in support of Operation Mobile, Canada’s contribution to UN
actions against Libya. Dropped Skyhawks
demo team at Borden air show in June 2012.

130607

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5650

first
date: 22 March 2011 – Delivered
to Trenton

130608

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5651

first
date: 28 February 2011
– Delivered
to Trenton, ahead of schedule

Seen
at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation
Mobile, Canada’s contribution to UN actions against Libya.
Seen at Windsor, Ontario airport on 13 February 2012.

130609

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5652

first
date: 4 May 2011 – Delivered
to Trenton

First
flight 12 February 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Displayed
at open house at Trenton in June 2011.

130610

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5664

first
date: summer 2011 – Scheduled
delivery

First
flight 3 July 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Seen
at CFB Trenton in May 2012. Visited
Prestwick, UK on 10 June 2012.

130611

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5665

first
date: July 2011 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

First
flight 23 June 2011, at Marietta, Georgia.

130612

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5666

first
date: 2011 – Scheduled
delivery

First
flight 17 July 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. At
CFB Trenton by 6 October 2011. Seen at
Windsor, Ontario airport on 10 February 2012.

130613

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5667

first
date: 30 September 2011 – Delivered
to CFB Trenton

First
flight in Georgia on 28 July 2011. Last
CC-130 delivery for 2011.

130614

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5687

first
date: 2012 – Scheduled
delivery

130615

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5688

first
date: 2012 – Scheduled
delivery

Manufacturer
testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Seen
at Prestwick, UK on 24 June 2012.

130616

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5689

first
date: 5 April 2012 – Left
Marietta on delivery flight to CFB Trenton

At
final production line station by December 2011. Manufacturer
testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Operational
at CFB Trenton by May 2012. Seen at
Alexandria, Louisiana on 21 August 2012.

130617

Lockheed

CC-130

CC-130J

Hercules

5690

first
date: 8 May 2012 – Taken
on strength at Marietta, Georgia

At
final production line station by December 2011. Rolled
out, in primer, 12 January 2012. Left
paint shop by 24 January 2012. Manufacturer
testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Arrived
at CFB Trenton on 11 May 2012.

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