Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 408

Ex USAF 60-5450. Arrived at RCAF Station Trenton, Ontario on 12 October 1960. Delivered new to 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta, November 1960. Operating in Canadian Arctic in 1964. Delivered to 408 Squadron at Rivers Camp, Manitoba from Namao, Alberta on 21 May 1965. First Hercules with this unit. Returned to Lockheed on 10 April 1967. To civil register as N4652 in July 1967, then to Columbian AF in January 1969 as FAC-1003. Ditched in Atlantic Ocean off Cape May, New Jersey after running out of fuel en route from Azores to Bermuda due to navigation system failure on 16 October 1982. Aircraft remained afloat for two days. 5 of 13 aboard killed. 2023-12-01
   1960 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1967-March-23 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Lockheed Aircraft. 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Ex USAF 60-5451. Delivered new to 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta, November 1960. Returned to Lockheed on 10 April 1967, to civil register as N4653 in July 1967, then to Columbian AF as FAC-1001 in January 1969. Withdrawn from use in July 1988. 2023-12-01
   1960 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1967-March-23 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Lockheed Aircraft. 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 408

Ex USAF 60-5452. Delivered new to 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta, November 1960. Took part in Operation Boxtop VII, resupply of Alert from Thule, August 1962. Operating to Europe by fall of 1962, in support of RCAF units there. Used by 408 Squadron at Rivers Camp, Manitoba from 1965 or 1966. Returned to Lockheed on 31 March 1967, to civil register as N4654 on 7 July 1967, then to Columbian AF as FAC-1002 in January 1969. Crashed and burned at Bogota, Columbia on 8 August 1969. 2023-12-01
   1960 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1967-March-23 Struck off Strength Struck off, sold to Lockheed Aircraft. 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 408

Ex USAF 60-5453. Delivered new to 435 (T) Squadron at RCAF Station Namao. During August 1962, participated in Operation Boxtop Vll, the re-supply of Alert, NU, operating from Thule AFB in Greenland. The aircraft was re-assigned to 408 Squadron at RCAF Station Rivers MB. Emergency landing carried 15 Apr 1966 out near North Battleford SK. Forward cargo door opened in flight and damaged #2 propeller, which separated and damaged the aircraft roof. A wheels-up landing was carried out. The Hercules described a semi-circle before coming to rest. The #1 engine could not be shut down due to damage from the #2 prop. No injuries. Aircraft damaged beyond repair. Struck off 12 Oct 1966.

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   1960 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1960-November Base Assignment 435 (T) Squadron Namao, Alberta CA Delivered new. 2023-08-27
   1962-August Base Assignment Thule GL Took part in Operation Boxtop VII, resupply of Alert 2023-08-27
   1965 Base Assignment 408 Sqn Rivers, Manitoba CA 2023-08-27
   1966-April-15 Accident Crash 408 Sqn Hepburn Region, Saskatchewan. CA Forward cabin door came off, went through propeller. Propeller then came off, damaging cockpit roof. Deadstick, gear up landing in wheat field, somewhere near Hepburn, Saskatchewan (exact location unconfirmed). No injuries. 2023-08-27
   1966-October-12 Struck off Strength Struck off, after crashing on 15 April 1966. 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 429; 424

Ex USAF 64-17624. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Stations Uplands and / or Trenton.

From 130305
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. Visited Perth, Australia in mid 1980s, in original white and bare metal finish. Converted to CC-130NT navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. With 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Designation CC-130E(SAR) was used for engineering purposes. Still based at CFB Trenton in 2005, with No. 8 Wing. Seen at Camp Mirage, middle east, in October 2005. Category C incident at Trenton on 13 September 2008, when technician got foot stuck in cargo rail and fell out of open door, sustaining injuries in landing on hanger floor. Still at Trenton in October 2008. Visited Norman Wells, NWT on 27 July 2010. Seen at Kelowna in August 2010. Based at CFB Greenwood, NS in April 2011. Withdrawn from service by 26 September 2011. Stored at CFB Winnipeg by April 2012, awaiting disposal. Towed by volunteers in a fund raising event at Winnipeg summer of 2012. 2023-12-01
   1964-December-14 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130305 . 2019-08-20
   2011-September-26 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 429; 413

Ex USAF 64-17625. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Stations Uplands and / or Trenton. Used on Zambian oil airlift in 1966, named "Bill's Dairy Queen".

From 130306
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. In December 1971 made three unsuccessful attempts to extricate Westerners from Dacca, East Pakistan during the India and Pakistan War. Converted to CC-130NT navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With No. 413 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995. At CFB Trenton in August and October 2008. Visited Toronto airport in July 2009. Seen at Brussels, Belgium in August 2010. Reported at Cascade Aerospace in late 2010. Withdrawn from use in 2010, reported stored at CFB Winnipeg in Flyable Reserve status by November 2010, with 40,068.4 hours airframe time. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC on 2 July 2011, still there April 2012. . Later reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1964-December-14 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130306 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 429; 424

Ex USAF 64-17626. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130307
With 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Visited Faro, Portugal in 1989. Converted to CC-130N navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. With 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Visited Toronto Island Airport on 14 March 2006, part of a search over Lake Ontario. First CC-130 to be inducted into Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC for overhaul on 1 May 2006. Visited RAF Kinloss, UK on 12 February 2007. Dropped two SAR Techs at Hamilton airport, 13 February 2009. Reported with 45,000 + hours flight time in August 2011, scheduled for centre wing box replacement. The oldest active CF Hercules at that time. Stored at Trenton pending allocation for overhaul at that time. To Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford for overhaul in May 2012, probably the last CC-130E to receive an overhaul. Scheduled for allotment to museum when withdrawn from service. Still in use March 2013, when it visited Kitchener-Waterloo airport and Windsor airport. Reported in June 2015 as last flying CC-130E. Donated to Canadian Aviation and Space Museum at Rockcliffe in April 2016. In total, it flew just over 47,000 flying hours coming within only a few hours of its maximum serviceable life 2023-12-01
   1965-February-09 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130307 . 2019-08-20
   2016-April-06 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

Ex USAF 64-17627. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130308
With 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta when renumbered. Flew in Wiarton, Ontario air show in June 1976. Fitted with nine satellite tracking antennas 1976 to approximately 1983. Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. To Santo Domingo airport in Dominican Republic in March 2004, delivering hurricane relief supplies to Haiti. Took part in 2005 Canadian National Exposition air show, basing out of Trenton. Visited Larnaca, Cyprus on 9 October 2005. Reached 45,000 flying hours at Kandahar, Afghanistan in December 2008. Seen at Hamilton airport in June 2010. Based at CFB Greenwood, NS in April 2011. Withdrawn from service by 5 September 2011. Stored at CFB Trenton by May 2012, awaiting disposal instructions. Stored at Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC in August 2015. Later reduced to spares and produce. 2023-12-01
   1965-February-09 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130308 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Ex USAF 64-17628. With 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario when it crashed on 28 April 1967. Came down at night, 1.6 miles from Trenton, due to trim failure on takeoff. 6 fatalities, including Flight Lieutenant R.F. Garber, Sgt. V. Adrianus, F/S H.F. Jones, and Flight Lieutenant D.J. Buchner. Also reported as operated by No. 4 (T) Operational Training Unit at Trenton at time of crash.
Struck off, after crashing on 28 April 1967.

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   1965-March-01 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1967-July-11 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Donald Jack Buchner CD 2023-07-25
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Richard Frank Garber 2023-06-14
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Flight Sergeant Harold Franklin Jones CD 2023-06-19
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Flight Lieutenant Charles Lewis Matthews CD 2023-07-01
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Oliver Alfred Potier CD 2020-09-16
1967-April-27 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Adrianus Voogt CD 2023-03-30

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 429; 424; 413

Ex USAF 64-17629. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Stations Uplands and / or Trenton.

From 130310
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. Converted to CC-130NT navigation trainer, for use at Navigation School at CFB Winnipeg, Manitoba. With No. 429 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg by 1991. Converted from navigation trainer to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Visited Spain in July 2002. Seen at Cambridge Bay, Nunavut in March 2006. With 413 Squadron, CFB Greenwood, NS in 2007. At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. With 413 Squadron later in 2007. To CFS Alert, Nunavut for exercises, 3 April 2009. Stored at Trenton in flyable condition May 2010. Flown to Abbotsford, BC for Flyable Storage Program on 12 June 2010. Still stored there in April 2012. Later reduced to spares and produce. 2023-12-01
   1965-March-05 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130310 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436;435; 413

Ex USAF 64-17630. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Stations Uplands and / or Trenton.

From 130311
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. To CAE at Edmonton for overhaul in 1995. Seen at CFB Trenton in October 2005. With 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS, c.2005. Category D damage at CFS Alert, Nunavut on 25 April 2006, while delivering fuel to Alert as part of Operation Boxtop 2006. Aircraft landed long on ice and snow covered runway, pilot came off brakes briefly when directional control problems encountered, over ran runway end by about 80 feet before stopping. Reported stored at Trenton 2006, near time expired. Still stored at Trenton in August and October 2008. Seen at Trenton in July 2009. Last flight 18 July 2007 at Trenton. Outer wings removed and installed on 130337, 13 July 2009. Still at Trenton in October 2009, wings removed. Other parts apparently stripped by June 2010. Still being stripped for spare parts at Trenton in October 2010. Fuselage still stored outside at Trenton in June 2011. Transferred to Cascade Aerospace and reduced to spares and produce in 2015. 2023-12-01
   1965-April-09 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130311 . 2019-08-20
   2007-July-18 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435;436

Ex USAF 64-17631. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130312
Serving with 436 Squadron, CFB Trenton, Ontario, at time of crash, 15 Oct 1980. Cat “A” write-off.

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   1965-April-09 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130312 . 2019-08-20
   1980-October-15 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Corporal Richard John Cocks 2024-03-09
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Corporal Ronald Wade Fisher 2023-04-25
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Captain Ronald Kevin Kavanaugh CD 2023-02-07
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Private William David Minnis 2023-03-02
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Sergeant John Ronald O'Neill CD 2023-04-02
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Captain Milton David Salmons 2023-01-13
1980-October-15 KIFA RCAF Master Corporal Aubrey Allen Woodham CD 2023-01-13

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 413

Ex USAF 64-17632. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130313
With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. With 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1995. At CFB Trenton in December 2007. At CFB Greenwood with 413 Squadron in 2010. Last flight 21 March 2010. Withdrawn from use on 1 April 2010, stored at CFB Trenton in Flyable Storage Program. Was being used for MAMS (loadmaster) training June 2010. This was the 7th E model retired by the CF. Was to be donated to the Greenwood Aviation Museum. Donated to The Air Force Museum of Canada, at CFB Trenton on 21 July 2011, replacing 130314. Reported robbed for parts in September 2014, to keep other CC-130H models flying. 2023-12-01
   1965-May-07 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130313 . 2019-08-20
   2010-April-01 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436; 424

Ex USAF 64-17633. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130314
With 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Based at CFB Trenton by 1972. Visited Shannon, Ireland on 2 July 1983, still in non-camouflage finish. Serving with 436 Squadron, CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1981 and 1991. Converted to SAR role with special avionics at NAVAIR Toronto 1993. Re-designated CC-130E(SAR) for engineering purposes. With 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. With No. 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood, NS in 1991 and 1995. Detached service in Middle East from 2002. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in 2005. Used to mock up Engine Instrument Display System retrofit at Spar Aerospace in July 2005. Last flight 1 December 2005 at Trenton with 42,761 hours airframe time. Reported stored at Trenton 2006, time expired. Still stored there in 2007, waiting for wing box replacement. This did not happen, replacement parts intended for this aircraft used on 130332 instead. Seen at Trenton in October 2008, with outer wings and engines removed for use on 130336. To RCAF Museum at Trenton in June 2009, with outer wings from 130333. On display outside at the Museum by June 2010. After being replaced by 130313 this aircraft was being stripped for spares at Trenton in May 2012. 2023-12-01
   1965-May-07 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130314 . 2019-08-20
   2005-December-01 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Ex USAF 64-17634. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130315
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. To Trenton with this unit in 1973, still with unit in 1979. Visited Faro, Portugal in 1987. Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Reached 45,000 hours airframe time on 27 May 2005, the first military Hercules to reach this time. Was detached to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta from 8 Wing, CFB Trenton, for Exercise Maple Flag at the time. Last flight 24 September 2005 at Trenton. Reported stored at Trenton in December 2007, time expired, and used at ground instructional aid. Still at Trenton in March 2011, used as an engineering training aid. 2023-12-01
   unkown date 2021-11-09
   1965-May-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130315 . 2019-08-20
   2005-September-24 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Ex USAF 64-17635. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130316
With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1974 and 1991. Flew to Australia and Singapore, 6 to 20 September 1974. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in 1995. Visited Azores islands in March 2005. At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. Back at CFB Trenton by November 2008. At Abbotsford for prototype Joint Aerial Delivery Standoff System (J-PADS) modification and testing January 2009. Under test at Abbotsford and Trenton in 2009. Last flight 16 May 2010 at Abbotsford. Used for some avionics prototyping at Cascade. By August 2010 wings removed, airframe used as ground trainer for CC-130J program. Outer wings removed and stored as spares. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC on 2 July 2011. Reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1965-May-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130316 . 2019-08-20
   2010-May-16 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

Ex USAF 64-17636. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130317
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in 1995. Visited Glasgow-Prestwick airport, UK, on 3 May 2005. Visited RAF Brize Norten, UK on 23 October 2006. At Glasgow-Prestwick again on 23 December 2006, en route from Afghanistan to Canada. Last flight 12 January 2007 at Trenton, with 44272 total airframe time. Outer wings and engines removed for installation on 130333 in February 2009. Wings replaced from 130336. Parts of horizontal stab removed for Non-destructive Testing at ATESS Trenton. Being used for parts recovery, parked outside at Trenton in June 2010. Other parts destined for the engineering department at Royal Military College, Kingston. Main airframe still stored outside at Trenton in June 2011 and May 2012. Still there in 2014. Reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1965-December-23 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130317 . 2019-08-20
   2007-January-12 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

Ex USAF 64-17637. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130318
With 435 Squadron, CFB Namao, Alberta, when destroyed in a crash on 29 January 1989. Crash-landed 300-600 feet short of the runway at night in -46deg C temperatures, at Fort Wainwright, Alaska. 9 fatalities, including 2 who died later in hospital, and 9 survivors. Fatalities included Master Corp. L.M. Papineau-Couture and Capt. J.P-E. C. Castonguay. 2023-12-01
   1966-January-21 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130318. 2019-08-20
   1989-May Struck off Strength 2021-11-09
1989-January-29 KIFA RCAF Master Corporal Joseph Paul-Emile Claude Castonguay CD 2020-10-10
1989-January-29 KIFA RCAF Master Corporal Louis Mark Papineau-Couture 2023-06-22

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 424

Ex USAF 64-17638. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130319
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Visited Malta on 12 June 2005. Visited Europe in April 2006. Still at CFB Trenton in October 2008, and March 2009. Later deployed to Afghanistan, where it became the last CF Hercules based there, last in-country flight on 25 April 2011. Left Afghanistan on 27 April 2011. Had over 43,800 logged hours at that time. Later based at Cyprus, still in use supporting Operation Archer (Canadian training support for Afghan Army). Later returned to Trenton for use as a backup SAR aircraft, pending wing spar replacement. Took part in evacuation of flood victims from Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan in June 2011. Damaged right wing when it struck a building while taxiing at Points North Airfield on 2 June 2011. Maintenance inspection completed at Cascade Aviation in February 2012, to 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton. Still there in May 2012. Visited Toronto Airport on 22 August 2012. Reported still active April 2013, at Trenton. Stored at Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC in August 2015. Reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1965-August-25 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130319 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436; 424

Ex USAF 64-17639. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130320
With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Visited Maastricht, Holland in October 1979. Extensively damaged at Trenton in 1983 when it was hit by 130328 that had jumped its chocks during an engine run up. Fortunately, there was no fire or injury and the aircraft was repaired. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Served with 424 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Trenton, dates not known. At SPAR facility at Edmonton International Airport (Nisku) in August 2006. Back at CFB Trenton by October 2008. Stored at Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford by 27 March 2011. Time expired, probably held for spares. Still there in January 2012. Reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1965-August-25 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130320 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 435

Ex USAF 65-12766. Used by436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130321
With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. With 435 Squadron, 8 Wing, Trenton, when destroyed on 22 July 1993. Crashed during LAPES (Low Altitude Parachute Extraction System) training at CFB Wainwright, Alberta. 5 fatalities: Capt. M.G. Allen; Master Corp. R.J. McWiliam; Sgt. A.D.J. Michaud; and Capt. V.L. Schurman. 4 survivors. All LAPES operations in the Canadian Forces were permanently suspended shortly after this accident. Cat “A” write-off.

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   1967-January-06 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130321 . 2019-08-20
   1993-October-05 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09
1993-July-22 KIFA RCAF Captain Michael Glenn Allen 2021-04-02
1993-July-22 KIFA RCAF Master Corporal Ronald John McWilliam CD 2021-10-30
1993-July-22 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Alain Donald Joseph Michaud CD 2021-04-02
1993-July-22 KIFA RCAF Captain Vincent Leslie Schurman 2021-04-02

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 435

Ex USAF 65-12767. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. With 435 Squadron when it crashed on 30 October 1991. Crashed on approach to CFS Alert, Ellesmere Island, NWT. 5 fatalities, including Capt. J.P. Couch and Corp-chef J.R. Pitre. 13 survivors. Took several days for survivors to be recovered, due to bad weather. Wreckage still visible at crash site for several years. Read "Death and Deliverance" by Robert Mason Lee, the haunting true story of the Hercules crash at the North Pole.

Deceased

• Captain John Couch, pilot, 435 Transport Squadron, Edmonton, Alberta
• Captain Judy Trépanier, logistics officer, Canadian Forces Communication Command Headquarters, Ottawa, Ontario
• Master Warrant Officer Tom Jardine, regional services manager CANEX, Canadian Forces Base Trenton, Ontario
• Warrant Officer Robert Grimsley, supply technician, Canadian Forces Communication Command Headquarters, Ottawa
• Master Corporal Roland Pitre, traffic technician, 435 Squadron

Rescued

• Robert Thomson, civilian, Canadian Forces Base Trenton
• Susan Hillier, civilian, Canadian Forces Base Trenton
• Captain Richard Dumoulin, logistics officer, Canadian Forces Communication Command Headquarters
• Captain Wilma DeGroot, doctor, Canadian Forces Base Trenton
• Lieutenant Joe Bales, pilot, 435 Squadron
• Lieutenant Mike Moore, navigator, 435 Squadron
• Master Warrant Officer Marc Tremblay, supply technician, Canadian Forces Communication Command Headquarters
• Sergeant Paul West, flight engineer, 435 Squadron
• Master Corporal Tony Cobden, communications researcher, 770 Communication Research Squadron, Gander, Newfoundland
• Master Corporal David Meace, radio technician, 1 Canadian Division Headquarters and Signal Squadron, Canadian Forces Base Kingston, Ontario
• Master Corporal Mario Ellefsen, communications researcher, Canadian Forces Station Leitrim, Ottawa
• Master Seaman “Monty” Montgomery, communications researcher, Canadian Forces Station Leitrim
• Private Bill Vance, communications researcher, Canadian Forces Station Leitrim

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   1967-January-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130322 . 2019-08-20
   1991-October-30 Accident Category A RCAF Alert CA Crashed 11 miles short of Alert. 2021-10-30

   1993-November-25 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09
1991-October-30 KIFA CAF70 Captain John Patrick Couch 2024-05-01
1991-October-30 KIFA CAF70 Master Warrant Officer Robert Grimsley CD 2023-03-02
1991-October-30 KIFA CAF70 Master Warrant Officer John Thomas Jardine CD, SSM 2023-01-26
1991-October-30 KIFA CAF70 Master Corporal Joseph Roland Pitre CD 2023-06-07
1991-October-30 KIFA CAF70 Captain Judith Ann Trepanier CD 2022-10-31

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 435

Ex USAF 65-12768. Used by 436 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Uplands, Ontario.

From 130323
With 436 Squadron at CFB Uplands, Ontario at integration. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. To CAE Aviation for overhaul in 1995. Heavy snowfall accumulation on tail caused aircraft to tip onto its rear ramp with no apparent damage at Greenwood in the early morning on 14 November 2004. To SPAR in Edmonton for overhaul in November 2005. At CFB Greenwood with 413 Squadron in 2010. To Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC for Periodic Inspection in June 2010. Probably last inspection for this aircraft. To 435 Squadron at CFB Winnipeg on 23 August 2010. Seen at Trenton open house in June 2011. Also on display at Hamilton air show the same month. Withdrawn from use 23 January 2012, stored at CFB Trenton pending disposal. Still there in May 2012. Reduced to spares and produce 2013
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   1967-January-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130323 . 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

Ex USAF 65-12769. With 435 (T) Squadron, RCAF Station Namao, Alberta.

From 130324
With No. 435 Squadron at CFB Namao, Alberta. Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Visited Edinburgh, UK on 16 March, and again on 21 March 2006. Received cargo of spares from a Belgium AF Hercules before departing as CFC 2326. Visited Manchester, UK as flight CF2353 on 16 October 2006. Reported u/s at Whitehorse, Yukon on 1 February 2008. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. At Cascade Aviation in Abbotsford in April 2009 for overhaul, reported with very little airframe time left. Back to CFB Trenton in June 2010, kept as SAR reserve aircraft. Stored at Trenton, in Flyable Status, by late 2010. Officially time expired from 4 November 2010. Stored at Cascade Aviation by 15 February 2011, still there in April 2012.Reduced to spares and produce 2023-12-01
   1967-January-17 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130324 . 2019-08-20
   2011-February Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

With 436 (T) Squadron at CFB Station Trenton, Ontario.

From 130325
With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Took part in Operation Boxtop (annual re-supply of CFB Alert) in 1998. Still at Trenton in June 2008. Seen at Kandahar, Afghanistan in December 2009. Stored at Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC as part of the Flyable Storage Program from 15 September 2010, still there in April 2012. Fuselage still in storage at Cascade Aerospace in August 2015. Reduced to spares and produce. 2023-12-01
   1968-July-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130325 . 2019-08-20
   2010-January-10 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 435

With 436 (T) Squadron at CFB Station Trenton, Ontario.

From 130326
With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991. Operated on behalf of UN in Ethiopia in November and December 1991. With 435 Squadron, CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. To Chicoutimi, Quebec on 8 April 2005. Visited Prestwick Airport, UK, on 10 September 2005, together with 130334. Still based at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Last flight on 21 March 2006 at Abbotsford BC, reported with 42255 airframe time. Stored at Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC in summer of 2007 for use as a training aid. Still in use as trainer in February 2009. Still at Abbotsford in November 2009. At Abbotsford in August 2010, wings removed, for use on 130332. Engines also removed while at Cascade. Aircraft transferred to CC130J program August 2010 for conversion to ground trainer. Reported stored at Abbotsford, BC on 2 July 2011. Reduced to spares and produce. 2023-12-01
   1968-July-30 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130326 . 2019-08-20
   2006-March-21 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 413

With 436 (T) Squadron at CFB Station Trenton, Ontario.

From 130327
Visited Gilze Rijen, Holland in May/June 1974, in support of CF-104 detachment there. Modified with EW Suite for Gulf War in 1990. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. Visited Kabul, Afghanistan on 29 July 2003. Had close encounter with terrain on low level tactical departure that day for Camp Mirage, after leaving pre-planned track and entering box valley. Bank angle limits exceed during exit from valley, resulting in buffet, no damage or injuries. Subsequent investigation cited hurried planning and crew fatigue as contributing factors. Visited Schipol, Holland on 19 April 2005. Visited Europe in April 2006, using call sign C2AF3B. Visited Toronto Island airport on 3 May 2006. Delivered first Dutch troops to FOB (Forward Operating Base) Tarin Kowt, Afghanistan on 23 August 2006. Operated by 436 Squadron crew assigned to Tactical Airlift Unit, Theatre Support Element, based at "secret location" in Middle East. Seen at CFB Trenton in October 2008. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 2 and 4 December 2008, using call sign "Cougar". Seen at Las Vegas, Nevada in February 2009. Based at CFB Trenton by April 2011. With 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood in April 2012. Reported at Trenton on 7 February 2013. Reported withdrawn from use by August 2013. Stored at Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC in August 2015. Reduced to spares and produce. 2023-12-01
   1968-August-15 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130327 . 2019-08-20
   2016 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 413

With 436 (T) Squadron at CFB Station Trenton, Ontario.

From 130328
Fitted with experimental satellite communication antenna 1978 through 1983. Jumped chocks during engine run up at Trenton in 1983 and ran into 130320 causing extensive damage to both aircraft. Fortunately, there was no fire or injury and aircraft was repaired. Investigation revealed that brakes were not functioning on 130328, due to the auxiliary hydraulic system not being activated before the run up. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1991 and 1994. On display at Royal International Air Tattoo, UK in 2000. Still with 436 Squadron at that time. Still based at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. At CFB Greenwood, NS with 413 Squadron in 2009 and 2010. At Abbotsford for Periodic Inspection in September 2010. Probably last inspection for this aircraft. Based at CFB Greenwood, NS in April 2011. Withdrawn from use when hours expired on 12 December 2011. Still stored at CFB Greenwood in Aug. 2016. 2023-12-01
   1968-August-15 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1970-May-27 Serial Change Became CAF 130328 . 2019-08-20
   2011-December-12 Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: Trenton

Converted to WC-130H and C-130H after delivery to USAF. Fuselage only to CFB Trenton in Nov 1999, as an instructional aid. 2023-12-01

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

USAF serial 73-1589 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Delivered to 435 Squadron on 26 September 1974. Later served with 436 (T) Squadron. Flew this squadron's first operational LAPES mission on 8 April 1982, when it delivered 64 drums of fuel near Eureka, NWT. Crashed and destroyed during LAPES demonstration at CFB Namao, Alberta on 16 November 1982. Crashed when load jammed in aircraft, with chute deployed. 7 fatalities, including Sgt. D.G. Buchan, Sgt. J.R. Gionet, Capt. T.C. Harper, and Capt. R.F. Lovell of 435 Squadron, and Capt. J.M. Smith; and Master Corporal L.D. Smith of 436 Squadron.

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   1974-October-16 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   1983-June-28 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Donald Garth Buchan 2023-07-25
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Jean Rene Gionet CD 2021-07-20
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Captain Terry Campbell Harper 2023-07-07
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Captain Richard Frank Lovell 2023-06-30
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Captain John Michael Smith 2022-01-18
1982-November-16 KIFA RCAF Master Corporal Layton Daniel Smith 2023-04-04

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

USAF serial 73-1591 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being marked externally (does appear on serial plate). First CC-130 to receive a camouflage paint scheme in 1982. The variated camouflage consisted of three shades of grey called Grey Ghost. It was the only aircraft to carry the three shades of grey, as all subsequent aircraft had the light grey replaced with green FS 34095. Destroyed in mid air with 130331 on 29 March 1985 at CFB Namao, Alberta. With No. 435 Squadron at Edmonton at the time. 6 fatalities on this aircraft, including Sgt. R.H. Brown, CD; Capt. B.J. Tulloch; and Capt. K.E.G. Kennedy.

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   1974-October-16 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

   1986-January-14 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Sergeant Robert Harry Brown CD 2021-10-30
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Corporal J.M. Doucet 2023-04-11
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain Kevin Ernest Gerald Kennedy 2023-06-22
1985-March-29 KIFA USAAF Captain Lonnie Benjamin Register Jr 2023-04-11
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain Brian John Tulloch 2023-06-23

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

USAF serial 73-1593 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Destroyed in mid air with 130330, near CFB Namao, Alberta on 29 March 1985. With 435 Squadron at this time. 4 fatalities on this aircraft, including Capt. I.D. Mahaffey and Capt. J.D. Thornton, both of 429 (T) Squadron, and Warrant Officer W.I. Oness, CD and Capt. R.W. Drake; and Capt. D.A.J. Whalen; of 435 Squadron.

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   1974-November-19 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

   1986-January-14 Struck off Strength Struck off after crash, see comments. 2019-08-20
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain Robert William Drake 2023-06-22
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain Iain David Mahaffey 2023-04-10
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Warrant Officer William Iver Oness CD 2023-06-22
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain John Derek Thornton 2023-06-07
1985-March-29 KIFA RCAF Captain David Arthur Jon Whalen 2023-04-25

Known Squadron Assignments: 436; 435; 413

USAF serial 73-1596 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being marked externally (does appear on serial plate). With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Back to 435 Squadron by 1995. With 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in January 2006. At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. Visited Alexandria, Louisiana in October 2007, as part of a Green Flag Exercise, call sign "Cougar 11". Still at Trenton in May 2009. Outer wings received from 130326, on 28 October 2008. Refurbished center wing being installed at Cascade Aviation at Abbotsford, summer 2010 to spring 2011. With 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood in April 2012. 2023-12-01
   1975-March-03 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 436

USAF serial 73-1599 issued for book keeping, no record of it actually being marked externally (does appear on serial plate). Used in Operation Morning Light (search for Soviet nuclear satellite debris) in northwest Territories in January 1978. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. Operated on behalf of UN in Ethiopia in November and December 1991. With 436 Squadron at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 1994. Back to 435 Squadron by 1995. Based at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Visited RAF Brize Norten, and RAF Lyneham, UK on 24 July 2006. Seen at Prestwick, UK in March 2007. Received outer wings from 130317 in August 2009. Seen at Hamilton, Ontario on 4 November 2009. Reported in use as a simulator at Trenton in March 2011. Scheduled for wing centre section replacement at Cascade Aerospace in spring of 2011. Damaged in June 2011 at Wollaston Lake, Saskatchewan during evacuation of civilians from wild fires. Clipped a building while taxiing, repaired on site several weeks later. Reported back at Cascade Aviation in April 2012 for further work, scheduled completion was September 2012. Reported used as training aid at Trenton on April 2013. Back in service by May 2013, based at Winnipeg, when it dropped trainee SARtechs at Saskatoon. 2023-12-01
   1975-March-03 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 413

Bought direct from Lockheed along with 130335, as replacements for 130312 and 130329. Identified as a CC-130H84 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Visited Malta on 26 July 2005. Visited Prestwick Airport, UK, on 10 September 2005, together with 130326. Still based at Trenton in October 2008. Visited Edmonton International Airport on 30 November 2008. Still operational April 2009. Visited Dorval airport in Montreal in March 2010. With 413 Squadron at CFB Greenwood in April 2012. 2023-12-01
   1985-March-22 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 424

Identified as a CC-130H84 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Visited Prestwick, UK on 6 December 2005, and Manchester, UK in May 2006. Seen at Yellowknife, NWT on 22 March 2008. Seen at Edmonton City airport and at CFB Trenton in October 2008. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 2 December 2008. At Trenton in May 2009, fitted with SAR rear cabin door. Visited Saskatoon on 26 November 2009. Seen at Kandahar, Afghanistan in December 2009. On display at St. Thomas, Ontario air show in June 2011. With 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012. 2023-12-01
   1985-March-22 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H73 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Acquired second hand from Abu Dhabi AF, their serial 1211. Purchase arranged through Marshalls of Cambridge, UK. US registration N4246M carried for ferry flights. Delivered to CAE at Edmonton, Alberta for Canadianization modifications. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. Operated for UN in Sudan in March 1993, with large Canadian flags marked on lower wing surface. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Visited Malta in January 2005. Visited Newcastle, UK on 17 July 2007. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. Fitted with outer wings from 130314 at Cascade Aerospace by 15 February 2009. Still at Trenton in July 2009. Visited Toronto Airport on 22 August 2012. 2023-12-01
   1986-November-18 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435; 424

Identified as a CC-130H73 for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Acquired second hand from Abu Dhabi AF, their serial 1212. Purchase arranged through Marshalls of Cambridge, UK. US registration N4247M used for ferry flights. Delivered to CAE at Edmonton, Alberta for Canadianization modifications. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton (Namao), Alberta in 1991. Carried UN supplies to Kigali, Rwanda on 6 August 1994. With No. 8 Wing at CFB Trenton by 1995. Based at CFB Trenton, Ontario in 2005. Seen doing touch and goes at Kitchener/Waterloo airport on 25 May 2006. Visited RAF Brize Norten, UK on 3 September 2006, and Lyneham, UK on 18 September 2006. Visited Liverpool, UK in February 2007. At Cascade Aerospace in Abbotsford, BC for overhaul in summer of 2007. On display at Abbotsford, BC air show, August 2007. Still based at Trenton in October 2008. Seen in UK in January 2009, low level training flights using call sign "Trucker 6". At Cascade Aerospace January 2010 for major overhaul and replacement of outer wings using panels from 130311. With 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012. 2023-12-01
   1986-November-18 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Designations KCC-130H is unofficial, designated as CC-130H(T) for engineering purposes. Converted to air-to-air tanker configuration by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta and assigned to 435(T&R) Squadron based at CFB Namao, Edmonton AB in 1992. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995, and 2005 at CFB Winnipeg. Fuel imbalance caused the aircraft to slowly tilt onto its left wing during an overnight stop at CFS Alert, Nunavut on 24 November 2005. Minor damage to wing tip. Took part in training exercises at Key West NAS, Florida in March 2012, operated by 435 Squadron. Still active at Winnipeg in January 2013 and June 2014. 2023-12-01
   1991-February-21 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Converted to tanker configuration by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Started operation trials as tanker in 1999, with 435 (TT) Squadron. Designations KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995. Used to prototype the Spar/CAE Avionic Update Program (AUP), with testing from Edmonton International Airport from September 1997 to February 1998. To CF for in service testing on 21 April 1998. Visited Winnipeg, Manitoba in June 2006. Seen at Yellowknife air show in February 2008. To NAS Pensacola, Florida in September 2008, with No. 435 Squadron crew, fitted with tanker pods. Still operational in February 2009 at CFB Winnipeg. Seen at Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Hamilton on 26 to 28 August 2011, possibly in preparation for transfer of an older Hercules to this museum. Took part in Canadian National Airshow at Toronto in September 2012. Still active at Winnipeg in December 2013. 2023-12-01
   1991-February-21 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Converted to tanker configuration by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Designations KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With 435 (T&R) Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995. At SPAR, Edmonton Municipal Airport, for overhaul in August 2006. Still there August 2007. Visited Alexandria, Louisiana in October 2007, as part of a Green Flag Exercise, call sign "Cougar 12". Reported with 435 Squadron in May 2009 at CFB Winnipeg. Deployed from Italian AFB Trapani, Sicily in July and August 2011, providing air-to-air refuelling support for NATO and other country air assets during Operation Mobile over Libya. Still active at Winnipeg in March 2013. 2023-12-01
   1991-February-07 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Converted to tanker configuration by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, Alberta. Designations KCC-130H and CC-130H(T) are unofficial. With. 435 Squadron at CFB Edmonton, Alberta in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995. With 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in January 2006. Visited Brize Norten, UK in December 2006. Visited Nassau, Bahamas in March 2009. With 435 Squadron at Winnipeg when it dropped SAR Techs onto the ice off Coral Harbour, Nunavut on 9 November 2009, to rescue a stranded hunter. Seen at Abbotsford in late 2009, probably for overhaul by Cascade Aviation. Assigned to 8 Wing at CFB Trenton in October 2009, still there in June 2010. To Trapini-Birgi AFB in Italy in spring of 2011, as tanker support for Operation Mobile (Canadian contribution to UN operations over Libya). Seen at Malaga, Spain in July 2011, along with several CF-18s. At CFB Trenton in May 2012. Still active at Winnipeg in April 2013. 2023-12-01
   1991-March-12 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 435

Identified as a CC-130H90 or H90(T) for maintenance purposes, based on year of build. Converted
to tanker configuration by Northwest Industries, Edmonton, AB. Designations CC-130H(T) is
unofficial. With 435 Sqn at CFB Edmonton, AB in 1994. Moved to CFB Winnipeg with this unit in 1994. Still with this unit in 1995. Seen doing touch and goes at CFB Winnipeg in 2007. Visited
Norman Wells, NWT on 27 July 2010. To Trapini-Birgi AFB in Italy in spring of 2011, as tanker support for Op MOBILE (Canadian contribution to UN operations over Libya). On 21 February 2012, during a touch and go at Naval Air Station Key West just prior to the aircraft becoming airborne, the Loadmaster, who was seated in the rear of the cargo compartment, heard an electrical buzzing sound and observed an orange jet-like flame shoot across the cargo ramp floor. He unbuckled his harness and was reaching for the fire extinguisher when an expansive orange fireball erupted, causing him to protect his head with his jacket. Once the fireball receded, he alerted the crew to the fire and moved forward to escape the heat and smoke. Concurrent with the fire alert, the aircraft became airborne and reached 10 feet in altitude above the runway. With sufficient runway remaining, the Flying Pilot landed straight ahead and aggressively stopped the aircraft while the Non-Flying Pilot notified Air Traffic Control. Once the aircraft came to rest and the engines were shut down, all nine crew members quickly egressed and moved upwind of the aircraft. Crash Fire and Rescue services responded and expeditiously extinguished the fire. The aircraft was extensively damaged and one crew member received a minor injury. The investigation determined that routing and clamping
deficiencies in a modification to install ground test connections to the auxiliary hydraulic system,
resulted in chafing between the hydraulic pump motor power wire and a pressurized hydraulic flexible
hose. Electrical arcing between the wire and the hose resulted in a pin-hole breach of the flexible
hose, release of hydraulic fluid under high pressure, and initiation of the fire. The extent of the
damage to critical structures resulted in a Cat “A” write-off.

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   1991-March-22 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20
   2012-May Struck off Strength 2021-11-09

Bought direct from Lockheed along with 130344 as commercial L100-30 aircraft. Acquired as crash replacements for 130321 and 130322. US registration N41030 used for initial tests. Modified to CC-130H(30) military standard by Spar Aerospace at Edmonton, Alberta. Assigned to No. 8 Wing, CFB Trenton in May 1997. Fly in repair to Spar at Edmonton on 17 October 2001, for tail strike damage. Visited Malta on 27 May 2005. Passed through Shannon, Ireland on 28 July 2006. Visited RAF Brize Norten, UK on 3 September 2006, with 130337. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 29 August 2008, en route to Malta. Category C damage on 13 March 2008, in tail strike at Kandahar airfield. Category C damage again on 26 April 2008, at Abbotsford, BC. Rudder lower hinge jammed during rudder removal, broke free damaging vertical stabilizer, rudder hinge support and rudder skin. Operated relief flights between Dorval airport in Montreal and Haiti in January 2010, following earthquake in Haiti. Prototype Engine Instrument Display System (EIDS) installed by Cascade Aerospace, May 2010. In use at Trenton in March 2011. Detached to St. Thomas, Ontario on 8 March 2011, for SARTECH jump training. Still active at Trenton in April 2013. Took part in Kitchener airshow in June 2013. 2023-12-01
   1997-May-16 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 426; 424

Bought direct from Lockheed along with 130343 as commercial L100-30 aircraft. Acquired as crash replacements for 130321 and 130322. US registration N4080M used for initial tests. Modified to CC-130H(30) military standard by Spar Aerospace at Edmonton, Alberta. Assigned to No. 8 Wing, CFB Trenton in May 1997. Category C damage on 12 July 2001, when the rear fuselage contacted Runway 24 during touch and goes at CFB Trenton. Training flight was conducted by 426 Squadron. Visited Manchester, UK in December 2005, as flight "Canforce 2636". At Manchester again on 15 April 2006, as "Canforce 2641". At SPAR, Edmonton Municipal Airport, August 2007. To UK in October 2007, as "Canforce 2440". Spent the night at Prestwick, UK on 4/5 February 2008, as Flight CFC2303. Category C damage at Kandahar airfield on 28 July 2008, tail strike on landing. Still at Trenton in August and October 2008. Visited Edmonton International Airport on 30 November 2008. To Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford for Periodic Inspection in June 2010. Tail strike during landing at Thunder Bay, Ontario in October 2010. Temporary repairs performed on site by mobile party from Cascade Aerospace, then flown to Abbotsford for further repairs on 3 November 2010. Detached to St. Thomas, Ontario on 30 March 2011, for SARTECH jump training. Seen at Brussels in May 2011. With 424 Squadron at CFB Trenton in April 2012. Still active at Trenton in March 2013 and June 2014. 2023-12-01
   1997-May-16 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Fuselage sections joined in September 2009. Fully painted in Canadian colours by 11 January 2010. First flight on 3 March 2010, at Marietta, Georgia. Delivery had been scheduled for May 2010, but slipped to June. Delivered to CFB Trenton, Ontario on 4 June 2010, for use by 436 Squadron. (All CC-130J were first delivered to this Squadron.) Seen at Prestwick, UK on 27 March 2011. At Prestwick again on 26 June 2011, en route to Trapani, Sicily. Seen at Dublin, Ireland on 6 February 2012. Passed through Prestwick, UK on 31 March 2012. Seen at Shannon, Ireland on 12 December 2013, one of 2 CC-130Js there that day. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 7 March 2015, one of two CC-130s there that day. At Cascade Aerospace at Abbotsford, BC in August 2015. Seen at Patrick AFB, Florida on 25 June 2016. 2023-12-01
   2010-June-04 Taken on Strength Delivery to CFB Trenton 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Fuselage sections joined in September 2009. Delivery scheduled for June 2010, but slipped to August 2010. With 436 Squadron at Trenton by August 2010. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 3 July 2011. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 13 and 21 August 2012. On display at Hamilton International Airshow, June 2013. To Portugal in October 2015, to take part in Exercise Trident Juncture. 2023-12-01
   2010-August Taken on Strength Delivered to Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Reported under test in Georgia on 9 July 2010. Still undergoing manufacturer's tests at Marietta, Georgia in October 2010. Delivered 9 Nov 2010. To Malta via Lyneham, UK in February 2011, on stand by to evacuate civilians from Libya. Seen at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation Mobile, Canada's contribution to UN actions against Libya. Seen at Brize Norten, UK on 13 August 2014. 2023-12-01
   2010-November-09 Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Under test by manufacturer in late July 2010. In service at CFB Trenton by September 2010. Back to Lockheed at Marietta in October 2010. To Malta via Lyneham, UK in February 2011, on stand by to evacuate civilians from Libya. To Portgual in October 2015, to take part in Exercise Trident Juncture. 2023-12-01
   2010-August-27 Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Under test at Marietta, Georgia by August 2010. In service from day of delivery 22 Sept 2010. Seen at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation Mobile, Canada's contribution to UN actions against Libya. Passed through Linton, UK on 26 May 2011. Seen at Shannon, Ireland on 10 December 2013. Seen at Lossiemouth, UK on 28 April 2016. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 15 July 2016. 2023-12-01
   2010-September-22 Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Arrived at Trenton at 16:10 on 21 February 2011, for 436 (T) Squadron. Seen at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation Mobile, Canada's contribution to UN actions against Libya. Dropped Skyhawks demo team at Borden air show in June 2012. Took part in Kitchener airshow in June 2013. 2023-12-01
   2011-February-21 Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Delivered to Trenton 22 March 2011. Visited Toronto on 25 November 2012 as CANFORCE 2571. 2023-12-01
   2011-March-22 Taken on Strength Delivered to Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Delivered to Trenton 22 Feb 2011. Seen at Prestwick several times in late March 2011, in support of Operation Mobile, Canada's contribution to UN actions against Libya. Seen at Windsor, Ontario airport on 13 February 2012. Visited Kyiv-Boryspil, Ukraine on 30 May 2014. Operated over the UK in June 2014 as flight number CFC2551. 2023-12-01
   2011-February-28 Taken on Strength Delivered to Trenton ahead of schedule 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight 12 February 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Delivered 4 May 2011. Displayed at open house at Trenton in June 2011. Seen at Shannon, Ireland on 11 December 2013. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 24 and 27 July 2014, and again on 17 July 2015. 2023-12-01
   2011-May-04 Taken on Strength Delivered to Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight 3 July 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Seen at CFB Trenton in May 2012. Visited Prestwick, UK on 10 June 2012. 2023-12-01
   2011-July-31 Taken on Strength Scheduled delivery 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight 23 June 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 22 March 2015. 2023-12-01
   2011-July Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight 17 July 2011, at Marietta, Georgia. Delivered to CFB Trenton 20 July 2011. Seen at Windsor, Ontario airport on 10 February 2012. Passed through Prestwick, UK on 2 November 2013. Visited Luton, UK on 9 July 2014. On static display at Abbotsford air show in August 2015, with 436 Squadron. 2023-12-01
   2011 Taken on Strength Scheduled delivery 2021-11-09

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight in Georgia on 28 July 2011. Last CC-130 delivery for 2011 on 30 Sept 2011. Seen at Shannon, Ireland on 12 December 2013, one of 2 CC-130Js there that day. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 7 March 2015, one of two CC-130s there that day. Seen at Lossiemouth, UK on 2 April 2015. At Prestwick, UK on 4 April 2016. 2023-12-01
   2011-September-30 Taken on Strength Delivered to CFB Trenton 2019-08-20

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

First flight in November 2011 (reported, need to confirm). Active at Trenton by March 2012. Took part in Waterloo air show on 2 June 2012. 2023-12-01

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

Manufacturer testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 24 June 2012. 2023-12-01

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

At final production line station by December 2011. Manufacturer testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Delivered 5 April 2012. Operational at CFB Trenton by May 2012. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 21 August 2012. 2023-12-01

Known Squadron Assignments: 436

At final production line station by December 2011. Rolled out, in primer, 12 January 2012. Left paint shop by 24 January 2012. Manufacturer testing underway in Georgia by March 2012. Arrived at CFB Trenton on 11 May 2012. Damaged at Trenton on 1 July 2012 when a jack supporting the left wing collapsed. Damage to left wing and left main gear door by this jack, minor damage to right wing and nose gear doors when aircraft slipped of those jacks. Investigation revealed that incorrect levelling resulted in left wing jack not having enough threads engaged in the main load path. Not returned to service until early 2014. Seen at Lockheed factory at Marietta on 15 August 2015. Undergoing testing at the Benefield Anechoic Facility at Edwards AFB in June 2016, part of integration of the the ALR-56M radar warning receiver into the RCAF fleet. 2023-12-01
   2012-May-08 Taken on Strength 2019-08-20