Aircraft Photo of G-988 | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | Netherlands - Air Force | AirHistory.net #228296
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-988
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed C-130H Hercules
C/n (msn):382-4988
Operator Titles:Netherlands - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:EindhovenMap
Country:Netherlands
Airport Codes:ICAO: EHEH   IATA: EIN   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:2 March 2010
Photo by:Stephan de Bruijn
Photo ID: 228296
Photo Comment

Pictured during the hand-over ceremony at Eindhoven, this G-988. The Dutch Herc is former a former EC-130Q of Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron (VQ) 4 (BuNo 162313). and was stored at AMARG as 2G0016 from Sep'91. It became N9239G with Airplane Sales Int'l Co) and was moved from AMARG in 2005. The aircraft was accuired by the KLu in nov'05, flown to Marshalls in Cambridge Jun'06 for mayor update to KLu standard. It was first seen in KLu grey colours while performing testruns at Cambridge Feb'09. Its first flight as C-130H was on 2 Jul'09. It is named Willem den Toom since late 2010.

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

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