Monday, October 16, 2017

Air Force bids farewell to last active-duty C-130H cargo plane

C-130 Hercules aircraft of the 36th Airlift Squadron wait on the flightline Dec. 29 for their next mission. The 36th is the only forward-based tactical airlift squadron in the Pacific. The squadron conducts theater airlift, special operations, aeromedical evacuation, search and rescue, repatriation and humanitarian relief missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Brian Kimball)

Air Force bids farewell to last active-duty C-130H cargo plane: The last C-130H Hercules cargo plane in the active-duty Air Force bid sayonara to Japan on Monday.

I have been researching where the old 374AW C-130H have been transferred to and have the found the following:

USAF ANG 179AW/164AS Mansfield Lahm MAP, OH KMFD C-130H #74-1659 AE0323, seen on Mode-S using the Skull ## c/s

C-130H #74-1660 AE0324, ex-374AW

C-130H #74-1661 AE0325 ex-374AW Last C130H aircraft with the 374AW (see story) xsfer 10/16/17

USAF ANG 179AW/164AS Mansfield Lahm MAP, OH KMFD C-130H #74-1663 AE0308, seen on Mode-S using the Skull ## c/s

C-130H #74-1666 AE030A ex-374AW xsfer after 10/8/17

USAF ANG 103AW/118AS Bradley IAP (Windsor Locks), CT KBDL C-130H #74-1669 AE030C, seen on mode-S using the Yanke ## c/s

USAF ANG 179AW/164AS Mansfield Lahm MAP, OH KMFD C-130H #74-1674 AE0310, seen on Mode-S using the Skull ## c/s

USAF ANG 103AW/118AS Bradley IAP (Windsor Locks), CT KBDL C-130H #74-1682 AE0329, seen on mode-S using the Yanke ## c/s

C-130H #74-1685 AE032B, Mode-S c/s Reach (RCH) 4685, ex-374AW xsfer after 6/16/74

USAF ANG 179AW/164AS Mansfield Lahm MAP, OH KMFD  C-130H #74-1692 AE032D, Mode-S c/s Skull 62, ex-374AW xsfer after 9/22/17

C-130H #74-2061 AE0319, Mode-S c/s Rogue 34, ex-374AW xsfer after 1/25/17

C-130H #74-2065 AE031B, ex-374AW xsfer after 10/16/17

C-130H #74-2067 AE031C, ex-374AW xsfer after 10/8/17

C-130H #74-2132 AE0320, ex-374AW xsfer after 4/24/17

If anyone knows where the rest of the 374AW 130Hs have ended up I would appreciate it if you would please contact me at the email address in the masthead