List of Lockheed C-130 Hercules operators



The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a multipurpose military transport aircraft used by many different nations around the world. This is a list of the specific military units that fly it.



AAF operates 19 C-130 transports, including 9 C-130H, 8 C-130H-30, and 2 L-100-30 models.
 * Algerian Air Force

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Received 6 C-130K, 3 L-100-20, and 2 L-100-30 aircraft. None in flying condition now.
 * Angolan Air Force


 * Botswana Air Force

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 * Cameroon Air Force


 * Chad Air Force

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 * Egyptian Air Force
 * 26 Sqn based at Cairo West Airport (C-130H/C-130H-30/EC130H)

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 * Ethiopian Air Force

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 * Gabon Air Force


 * Libyan Air Force
 * 1230 Sqn at Mitiga International Airport with four C-130H


 * Free Libyan Air Force
 * A C-130H captured in airworthy condition with 3 others at Gamal Abdul El Nasser Air Base.

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 * Royal Moroccan Air Force
 * Escadrille de Transport based at Rabat (C-130H)


 * Nigerian Air Force
 * 88 MAG based at Lagos (C-130H, C-130H-30). On 26 September 1992 a NAF Lockheed C-130H Hercules serial number 911 crashed three minutes after take-off from Lagos, Nigeria when three engines failed possibly due to high take-off weight. All 158 people on board were killed, including 8 foreign nationals.

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 * South African Air Force
 * 28 Squadron based at AFB Waterkloof, Pretoria (C-130BZ)


 * Sudanese Air Force

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 * Tunisian Air Force


 * Bangladesh Air Force
 * 4 C-130B and 1 TC-130B under 101st Squadron based on BAF Base Kurmitola


 * Republic of China Air Force
 * 19 x C-130H and 1 x C130HE with 439th Combined Wing (439聯隊)
 * 10th Tactical Airlift Group (101st Airlift Squadron and 102nd Airlift Squadron) – C-130H
 * 20th Electronic Warfare Group (6th Electronic Warfare Squadron) – 1 C-130HE

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 * Indian Air Force
 * The Indian Air Force (IAF) inducted its first C-130J-30 Super Hercules on 5 February 2011. The remaining five on order were delivered by the end of 2011, and operated by 77 Squadron, the Veiled Vipers. On 3 October 2011 India announced its decision to buy six additional C-130J-30 Super Hercules taking the total to 12. The IAF has six C-130J-30s in service as of January 2012.

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 * TNI-AU – 24 C-130B/C/H, 2 KC-13-B
 * Skadron Udara 17 (VIP Squadron) – C-130H-30 (also operates Lockheed L-100-30)
 * Skadron Udara 31 (Logistics & Transport Squadron) – C-130H-30 (also operates Lockheed L-100-30)
 * Skadron Udara 32 (Logistics & Transport Squadron) – C-130H-30, C-130B/C and KC-130B

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 * Islamic Republic of Iran Air Force
 * C-130E, C-130H and 1 RC-130.

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 * Iraqi Air Force
 * 23rd Squadron – 3x C-130E, 3x C-130J-30 with 3 on order

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 * Israeli Air Force
 * 103 "Elephants" Squadron at Nevatim (C-130E/H, KC-130H)
 * 131 "Yellow Bird" Squadron at Nevatim (C-130E/H, KC-130H)

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The Japan Defense Agency ordered C-130H which were the then latest model in 1981. The Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) received first C-130H in 1984 and purchased 16 in total from Lockheed by 1998. JASDF C-130Hs was active in Iraq for the transportation during until 2008 from 2004. Some C-130Hs will be equipped with aerial fuel-receiving and refueling functions. The JMSDF bought six KC-130R aircraft that were retired and in storage. They are being refitted with new landing gear supports, cargo door supports, center wing rainbow fittings, and corrosion repair. In addition to structural modifications, the Japanese will receive thirty overhauled T56-A-16 engines and digital cockpit upgrades to include a digital GPS. Regeneration began in November 2012 and will be completed by Fall 2013. The JMSDF plan to use the aircraft for troop and cargo movement, humanitarian efforts, transport of senior leaders, and medical evacuation.
 * Japan Air Self-Defense Force
 * 401st Squadron – JASDF Komaki Base
 * Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

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 * Royal Jordanian Air Force
 * 3 Sqn based at Al Matar Airbase/Amman (currently operates 7 C-130H/E & 2 Casa CN-295), older C-130Bs were sold to Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF) and converted to KC-130B configuration in early 1980s.)

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 * Kuwait Air Force
 * 41 Sqn based at Kuwait International Airport (L-100-30)


 * Royal Malaysian Air Force
 * 14 Sqn based at Labuan (C-130H)
 * 20 Sqn based at Subang (C-130H, C-130H-30, C-130T)

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 * Royal Air Force of Oman
 * 16 Sqn based at Seeb (C-130H)

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 * Pakistan Air Force
 * No.35 Composite Air Transport Wing, PAF Base Chaklala
 * No.6 Squadron Antelopes (C-130B, C-130E, L-100)

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 * Philippine Air Force
 * 222nd Airlift Sq, 220th Airlift Wing, Benito Ebuen AB, Mactan Island, Cebu (C-130B/H)

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Four C-130Js on order for delivery from 2011
 * Qatar Emiri Air Force

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 * Royal Saudi Air Force
 * 1 Sqn based at Prince Sultan Airbase (VC-130H, L-100-30)
 * 4 Sqn based at Jeddah (C-130E, C-130H, C-130H-30)
 * 16 Sqn based at Prince Sultan Airbase (C-130E, C-130H, L-100-30)
 * 32 Sqn based at Prince Sultan Airbase (KC-130H)
 * Armed Forces Medical Services




 * Republic of Singapore Air Force
 * 122 Squadron – 5× C-130H, 1× KC-130H and 4× KC-130B (ex-Royal Jordanian Air Force airframes) based at Paya Lebar Air Base. Starting from 2010, all 10 aircraft will progressively undergo an extensive modernisation/upgrade process by ST Aerospace to bring them up to a common standard (K/C-130H3) with the replacement of cockpit flight management system by a modern glass cockpit avionics suite, central engine displays to replace analogue gauges, improved voice communications, digital autopilot, flight director as well as a digital weather radar, which will make the aircraft Global Air Traffic Management (GATM)-compliant. Also, the C-130Bs will receive an auxiliary power unit and environmental control system in common with the C-130Hs.

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 * Republic of Korea Air Force
 * Introduced into service in January 1988.

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 * Vietnam Air Force
 * Former operator. No longer in service


 * Sri Lanka Air Force
 * No. 2 Heavy Transport Squadron based at SLAF Ratmalana (C-130K)

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 * Royal Thai Air Force
 * 601 Squadron-6th Wing-Don Muang RTAFB Bangkok (12 Aircraft)

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All C-130 aircraft in Turkish service were to begin a 56 month upgrade by Turkish Aerospace Industries termed the Erciyes Program. Two are to be done directly at TAI while the remainder will be upgraded by the Air Force under TAI oversight. Primary aim of the upgrade is to improve the avionics with 17 new systems and five upgraded ones. Turkish content in both hardware and software has been increased to reduce long term costs.
 * Turkish Air Force
 * 222 Filo based at Erkilet (C-130B, C-130E)
 * 7 C-130E Hercules (to be upgraded)
 * 5 C-130B Hercules (With ELINT/SIGINT equipment)


 * United Arab Emirates Air Force

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 * Yemen Air Force

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 * Austrian Air Force
 * Kommando Luftunterstützung, Lufttransportstaffel und Fliegertechnische Kompanie 130 Linz/Horsching (C-130K)

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 * Belgian Air Component
 * 15th wing – Brussels-Melsbroek (12 x C-130H operated from 1972)

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 * Royal Danish Air Force
 * 721 Eskadrille – Aalborg (4 C-130J-30)

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 * French Air Force
 * ET 02.061 Franche-Comté based at Orléans Bricy Air Base (C-130H/C-130H-30)




 * Hellenic Air Force
 * 112 Pterix 356 Mira 'Iraklis' – Elefsis (10 C-130H and 5 ex US C-130B,all with upgraded avionics by Spar Aerospace)

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 * Italian Air Force
 * 46 Brigata Aerea, 2 Gruppo – Pisa-San Giusto 12x C-130J (6x with KC-130J kit)
 * 46 Brigata Aerea, 50 Gruppo – Pisa-San Giusto 10x C-130J-30

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 * Royal Netherlands Air Force
 * 336 Squadron – Eindhoven (2x C-130H, 2x C-130H-30)

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 * Royal Norwegian Air Force
 * 335 Squadron, Gardermoen Air Station, Ullensaker (Six C-130H 1969–2008, replaced by four -J from 2008)

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 * Polish Air Force
 * 14 Eskadra Lotnictwa Transportowego, Powidz (5 ex-USAF C-130E Hercules overhauled and delivered to Poland in 2009–2012 as part of military aid, 3 more C-130E leased between 2009 and 2012 as interim solution, two of them are retired and given to Poland for spares, last one returned to USA).


 * Portuguese Air Force
 * 501 Esquadra BA6 Montijo (C-130H/H-30)


 * Romanian Air Force
 * 90th Airlift Base – Otopeni-Bucharest (4 C-130B from 1996, 1 C-130H from 2007)

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 * Spanish Air Force
 * Esc 311 Zaragoza (C-130H/H-30)
 * Esc 312 Zaragoza (KC/C-130H)

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 * Swedish Air Force
 * F 7 Skaraborgs flygflottilj, 3 Transportflygenhet – Såtenäs (C-130E/H)

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 * Royal Air Force
 * No. 24 Squadron – RAF Lyneham (C.4/C.5)
 * No. 30 Squadron – RAF Lyneham (C.4/C.5)
 * No. 47 Squadron – RAF Lyneham (C.1/C.3)
 * No. 70 Squadron – RAF Lyneham (C.1/C.3)
 * 2 Group Hercules Operational Evaluation Unit – RAF Lyneham (C.1/C.3/C.4/C.5)
 * No. 1312 Flight – Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands (C.1)
 * Met Office
 * Meteorological Research Flight – RAE Farnborough (W.2)

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 * Canadian Forces Air Command/Royal Canadian Air Force
 * 8 Wing Trenton
 * No. 424 Squadron RCAF – Trenton, Ontario (CC-130E/H T56-15)
 * No. 426 Squadron RCAF – Trenton, Ontario (CC-130E/H T56-15)
 * No. 436 Squadron RCAF – Trenton, Ontario (CC-130E/H T56-15), will operate all 17 Canadian Forces CC-130J transports due to arrive by April 2012
 * 14 Wing Greenwood
 * No. 413 Squadron RCAF- Greenwood, Nova Scotia (CC-130E T56-15 X3)
 * 17 Wing Winnipeg
 * No. 435 Squadron RCAF – Winnipeg, Manitoba (CC-130E + 5 CC-130HR(T))

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 * Mexican Air Force
 * 302 Air Squadron, Santa Lucía airbase, Estado de México (9 C-130A/E/H/K/L-100-30 + 2 C-130J-30)

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 * United States Air Force
 * 1st Special Operations Squadron – Kadena Air Base, Japan (MC-130H)
 * 2d Airlift Squadron – Pope Air Force Base, Fayetteville, North Carolina (C-130H)
 * 4th Special Operations Squadron – Hurlburt Field, Florida (AC-130U)
 * 7th Special Operations Squadron – RAF Mildenhall, United Kingdom (MC-130H)
 * 9th Special Operations Squadron – Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (MC-130P)
 * 14th Weapons Squadron – Hurlburt Field, Florida (MC-130H)
 * 15th Special Operations Squadron – Hurlburt Field, Florida (MC-130H)
 * 15th Test Squadron – Hill Air Force Base, Utah (C-130H)
 * 16th Special Operations Squadron – Cannon AFB, New Mexico (AC-130H)
 * 17th Special Operations Squadron – Kadena Air Base, Japan (MC-130P)
 * 19th Special Operations Squadron – Hurlburt Field, Florida (AC-130U/H)
 * 30th Airlift Squadron – Cheyenne, Wyoming (C-130H)
 * 35th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Muñiz Air National Guard Base / Munoz Marin IAP, Puerto Rico (C-130E/H)
 * 36th Airlift Squadron – Yokota Air Base, Japan (C-130E/H)
 * 37th Airlift Squadron – Ramstein Air Base, Germany (C-130J-30)
 * 38th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Ramstein Air Base, Germany (C-130E/H)
 * 39th Airlift Squadron – Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (C-130J)
 * 39th Rescue Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Patrick Air Force Base, Cocoa Beach, Florida (HC-130N/P)
 * 40th Airlift Squadron – Dyess Air Force Base, Texas (C-130J)
 * 40th Flight Test Squadron – Eglin Air Force Base, Florida (MC-130E)
 * 41st Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas(C-130J)
 * 41st Electronic Combat Squadron – Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (EC-130H)
 * 42d Electronic Combat Squadron – Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (EC-130H)
 * 43d Electronic Combat Squadron – Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (EC-130H)
 * 48th Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130J)
 * 50th Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130H)
 * 53d Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130E)
 * 53d Weather Reconnaissance Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, Mississippi (WC-130J)
 * 61st Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130E)
 * 62d Airlift Squadron – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130E)
 * 67th Special Operation Squadron – Mildenhall, United Kingdom (MC-130P)
 * 71st Rescue Squadron – Moody Air Force Base, Georgia (HC-130P)
 * 79th Rescue Squadron – Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, Arizona (HC-130P)
 * 96th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Minneapolis, Minnesota (C-130H3)
 * 328th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, New York (C-130H)
 * 339th Flight Test Squadron – Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
 * 357th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Maxwell Air Force Base, Montgomery, Alabama (C-130H)
 * 413th Flight Test Squadron – Hurlburt Field, Florida
 * 418th Flight Test Squadron – Edwards Air Force Base, California (NC-130H, C-130J)
 * 440th Airlift Wing (Air Force Reserve Command) – Pope Field, Fayetteville, North Carolina (C-130H)
 * 550th Special Operations Squadron – Kirtland Air Force Base, Albuquerque, New Mexico (MC-130P, MC-130H)
 * 645th Material Squadron Detachment 1 – LA/Palmdale Regional Airport / Air Force Plant 42, California (MC-130E, EC-130H)
 * 700th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Atlanta, Georgia (C-130H)
 * 731st Airlift Squadron Reserve Command – Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado Springs, Colorado (C-130H)
 * 737th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait (C-130E)
 * 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait (C-130E/H)
 * 745th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Al Udeid, Qatar (C-130H)
 * 746th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Al Udeid, Qatar (C-130H)
 * 747th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Al Udeid, Qatar (C-130J)
 * 757th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station / Youngstown Regional Airport, Youngstown, Ohio (C-130H)
 * 758th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Pittsburgh IAP Air Reserve Station / Pittsburgh International Airport, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (C-130H)
 * 773d Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Youngstown-Warren Air Reserve Station / Youngstown Municipal Airport, Youngstown, Ohio (C-130H)
 * 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan (C-130E/H)
 * 777th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron – Ali Air Base, Iraq (C-130H)
 * 815th Airlift Squadron (Air Force Reserve Command) – Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi (C-130J)


 * United States Air National Guard
 * 102d Rescue Squadron – New York Air National Guard – Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base / Francis S. Gabreski Airport, Westhampton Beach, New York (HC-130N/P)
 * 105th Airlift Squadron – Tennessee Air National Guard – Berry Field Air National Guard Base / Nashville International Airport, Tennessee (C-130H)
 * 109th Airlift Squadron – Minnesota Air National Guard – Minneapolis-Saint Paul Joint Air Reserve Station, Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, Minnesota (C-130H)
 * 115th Airlift Squadron – California Air National Guard – Channel Islands Air National Guard Station, Port Hueneme, California (C-130J and C-130E)
 * 129th Rescue Squadron – California Air National Guard – Moffett Field, Sunnyvale, California (HC-130P and MC-130P)
 * 130th Airlift Squadron – West Virginia Air National Guard – Charleston Air National Guard Base / Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia (C-130H)
 * 136th Airlift Squadron - New York Air National Guard - Niagara Falls IAP, Niagara Falls, NY (C-130H)
 * 139th Airlift Squadron – New York Air National Guard – Schenectady County Airport, Scotia, New York (LC/C-130H)
 * 142d Airlift Squadron – Delaware Air National Guard – Wilmington, Delaware (C-130H)
 * 143d Airlift Squadron – Rhode Island Air National Guard – Quonset State Airport, (C-130J)
 * 144th Airlift Squadron – Alaska Air National Guard – Kulis Air National Guard Base, Anchorage, Alaska (C-130H)
 * 154th Training Squadron – Arkansas Air National Guard – Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas (C-130E/H)
 * 156th Airlift Squadron – North Carolina Air National Guard – Charlotte/Douglas International Airport, Charlotte, North Carolina (C-130H)
 * 158th Airlift Squadron – Georgia Air National Guard – Savannah, Georgia (C-130H)
 * 159th Fighter Squadron – Florida Air National Guard – Jacksonville Air National Guard Base, Florida (C-130H)
 * 164th Airlift Squadron – Ohio Air National Guard – Mansfield, Ohio (C-130H)
 * 165th Airlift Squadron – Kentucky Air National Guard – Louisville International Airport, Louisville, Kentucky (C-130H)
 * 169th Airlift Squadron – Illinois Air National Guard – General Wayne A. Downing Peoria International Airport, Peoria County, Illinois (C-130H)
 * 180th Airlift Squadron – Missouri Air National Guard – Rosecrans Memorial Airport, Saint Joseph, Missouri (C-130H)
 * 181st Airlift Squadron – Texas Air National Guard – NAS JRB Fort Worth (Carswell Air Reserve Station), Fort Worth, Texas (C-130H)
 * 187th Airlift Squadron – Wyoming Air National Guard – Cheyenne, Wyoming (C-130H)
 * 192d Airlift Squadron – Nevada Air National Guard – Reno/Tahoe International Airport, Nevada (C-130H)
 * 193d Special Operations Squadron – Pennsylvania Air National Guard – Olmsted Field (EC-130J)
 * 198th Airlift Squadron – Puerto Rico Air National Guard – Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, Carolina, Puerto Rico (C-130E)
 * 211th Rescue Squadron – Alaska Air National Guard – Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Anchorage, Alaska (HC-130(H)N)


 * United States Coast Guard
 * 5th Coast Guard District, Elizabeth City, North Carolina (HC-130H)
 * 7th Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Air Station Clearwater, St. Petersburg-Clearwater International Airport, Florida (HC-130H)
 * 14th Coast Guard District, Coast Guard Air Station Barbers Point, Kalaeloa Airport, Oahu, Hawaii (HC-130H)
 * 17th Coast Guard District Kodiak Island, Alaska (HC-130H)


 * United States Marine Corps
 * VMGR-152 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron – "Sumos" MCAS Futenma, Okinawa, Japan (KC-130J)
 * VMGR-234 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron "Rangers" NAS JRB Fort Worth, Texas (KC-130T)
 * VMGR-252 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron "Otis" MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina (KC-130J)
 * VMGR-352 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron "Raiders" MCAS Miramar, San Diego, California (KC-130J)
 * VMGR-452 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron "Yankees" Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York (KC-130T)
 * VMGRT-253 Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Training Squadron "Titans" MCAS Cherry Point, North Carolina (KC-130F/R/T)(Decommissioned)


 * United States Navy
 * United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron "Blue Angels" – Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida (C-130T)
 * VX-20 Development Squadron – Patuxent River, Washington, D.C. (KC-130F/J)
 * Air Test and Evaluation Squadron THREE ZERO "Bloodhounds" – Point Mugu, California (C-130A)
 * VR-53 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (Reserve) "Capital Express" – Washington, DC
 * VR-54 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (Reserve) "Revelers" – Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base New Orleans, Louisiana
 * VR-55 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (Reserve) "Minutemen" – Naval Air Station Point Mugu, California
 * VR-62 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (Reserve) "Nomads" – Naval Air Station Jacksonville, Florida
 * VR-64 Fleet Logistics Support Squadron (Reserve) "Condors" – Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey

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 * Argentine Air Force
 * 1st Air Brigade
 * 1st Air Transport Squadron – El Palomar Air Base (3x/5x C-130B/H, 2x KC-130H, L-100-30)

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 * Bolivian Air Force
 * Escuadrón de Transporte 710 with 2x C-130B and 1x C-130H
 * Fuerza de Tarea Diablos Negros with 3x C-130B
 * Transporte Aéreos Bolivianos with 1x RC-130A

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In 2001 FAB obtained ten ex-Italian Air Force, (AMI) C-130H models, which were replaced in Italian AMI service by new C-130J's.
 * Brazilian Air Force
 * 1.Grupo de Transporte – Galeão (C-130E) 11x aircraft in service
 * 1.Grupo de Transporte de Tropas – Campo dos Afonsos 10x C-130H and 2x KC-130 in service
 * Called C-130M (Modernized by Derco) In Brazilian Service (Total: 5x C-130E/ 3x RC-130E/ 13x C-130H/ 2x KC-130)


 * Chilean Air Force
 * Grupo de Aviación N°10 (2x C-130H, 3x C-130B)

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 * Colombian Air Force

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 * Ecuadorian Air Force


 * Honduras Air Force

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 * Peruvian Air Force


 * Uruguayan Air Force
 * Escuadrón Aéreo Nº3 (Nº3 Air Squadron) -2 C130B-

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 * Venezuelan Air Force

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 * Royal Australian Air Force
 * No. 36 Squadron RAAF – Former unit
 * No. 37 Squadron RAAF – RAAF Base Richmond, New South Wales (C-130J)

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 * Royal New Zealand Air Force
 * No. 40 Squadron – Whenuapai, Auckland (C-130H)

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 * First Air
 * 2 L-382 HerculesG for cargo operations in the Arctic; only civilian operator in Canada

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 * Wirtschaftsflug
 * One aircraft operated – leased, based at Frankfurt Rhein-Main 1983

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 * Air Contractors
 * One aircraft operated – leased from Safair


 * Safair
 * Operated 9 L100-30

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 * Zimex Aviation
 * 2 L100-30 operated for Red Cross

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 * Lynden Air Cargo
 * 6 L-382 Hercules for cargo operations; largest civilian operator in the Americas.
 * Chery Aviation
 * 1 ex-Royal Australian Air Force C-130A A97-212 (now N131EC)


 * unknown
 * 1 C-130A water bomber; ex-USAF and ex-South Vietnam Air Force


 * Neptune Aviation Services
 * AT-130 water tanker