Aircraft Photo of 130324 | Lockheed CC-130H Hercules | Canada - Air Force | AirHistory.net #141178
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:130324
Military Code:324
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed CC-130H Hercules
C/n (msn):382-4194
Operator Titles:Canada - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Kabul - Hamid Karzai InternationalMap
Country:Afghanistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OAKB   IATA: KBL   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:January 2006 to March 2006
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 141178
Photo Comment

Saving fuel, the two outer engines were stopped, while the inner ones were used for generating speed during taxi. Fuel was scarce at Kabul and these old engines use quite a lot. Photography was not appreciated on the field, especially not outside the large platform. So a small compact camera became my friend. This Royal Canadian Air Force Hercules flew into Kabul to support the ISAF mission. The aircraft was not only tasked for the Canadians, but used to support the whole community of some 50 countries (so including a lot of NATO allies).

This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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