AFP boosts air assets
By Frances Mangosing
A newly refurbished C-130 cargo plane and other air and ground assets were turned over at the Philippine Air Force Headquarters at Villamor Air Base Friday.
A newly refurbished C-130 cargo plane and other air and ground assets were turned over at the Philippine Air Force Headquarters at Villamor Air Base Friday.
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130 “Hercules” heavy-lift airplane has arrived in Manila after being sent to the United States for “Periodic Depot Maintenance,” the PAF said in a statement Thursday.
WASHINGTON — The crash of a fire-fighting C-130 aircraft in South Dakota over the weekend killed four crew members and injured two others, the US military said Tuesday.
The Air National Guard released the casualty toll and announced its fleet of specially-equipped planes were cleared again for flights, after having been grounded for a day to review safety measures following Sunday’s crash.
The C-130 went down while battling a woodland fire in the southwestern state of South Dakota.
The fire-fighting cargo planes have been in heavy use this month amid a spate of wildfires, including the worst in Colorado’s history.
Blazes in Colorado have burned through more than 100,000 acres (40,000 hectares) and authorities estimate they won’t be fully contained until July 12 at the earliest.
