Delivered on 14 November 2012, just ten days before this picture was taken, 2803 was one of the first pair delivered, bought to augment Grupo 6' fleet of C-130H Hercules. Small pieces of white plastic worn on its delivery flight can still be seen on the aft fuselage.

Damaged in a hard landing at Cochabamba on 2 October 2013, causing some tires to explode, and hitting the propblades, some of which broke off and pierced the fuselage. The prop had been replaced, when I was allowed to make this picture. The holes in the fuselage proved more problematic, but were eventually repaired.

Delivered on 14 November 2012, just ten days before this picture was taken, 2803 was one of the first pair delivered, bought to augment Grupo 6' fleet of C-130H Hercules. Traces of white plastic worn on its delivery flight can still be seen on top of the wings and near the rudder.