With 32 Lockheed C-130 Hercules transports that ranged in age from examples built in 1960 to as recently as 1997, the 32-strong Hercules transport fleet with the Royal Canadian Air Force was approaching the end of their service lives with heavy utilization over the years. In 2006, Canada announced a multi-billion dollar investment in airlift with an order for four Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 17 Lockheed C-130J-30 Hercules as well as a number of medium lift helicopters. The Hercules order was for the stretched -30 variant which was designated CC-130J in Canadian service. The first two were delivered in June 2010, six months ahead of schedule with the first Canadian Herks deploying to Afghanistan in December of that year. By May 2012, all 17 of the CC-130Js were delivered. With the Hercules order worth $1.4 billion, included were nearly $900 million in industrial offsets benefiting Canadian industry. Compared to the older Hercules models flown by the Canadians, the CC-130Js are more capable and require only three crew (two pilots and a loadmaster) compared to five with the older aircraft. The new Hercules transports are assigned to 8 Wing at CFB Trenton, Ontario. #Avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #KAFW #AFW #AllianceAirport #FWAAS2017 #AllianceAirShow2017 #airport #planespotting #Lockheed #CC130J #Hercules #RCAF #instagramaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #AvGeeksAero #AvGeekNation #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge (at Fort Worth Alliance Airport) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3TF0sEBQWx/?igshid=1j5esy74itr9e










