On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 Hercules aircraft. The milestone was achieved during a routine C-130H avionics modernization test.

Jeremy Sweitzer, a lead C-130 flight engineer for Cal Fire, sits in the cockpit as he gives a tour of the newly converted air tankers on Thursday at McClellan Airport. Advertisement.

Jeremy Sweitzer, a lead C-130 flight engineer for Cal Fire, sits in the cockpit as he gives a tour of the newly converted air tankers on Thursday at McClellan Airport.

Jeremy Sweitzer, a lead C-130 flight engineer for Cal Fire, sits in the cockpit as he gives a tour of the newly converted air tankers on Thursday at McClellan Airport.

Jeremy Sweitzer, a lead C-130 flight engineer for Cal Fire, sits in the cockpit as he gives a tour of the newly converted air tankers on Thursday at McClellan Airport.

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Lockheed Martin's C-130 Hercules has been defying physics since taking its first flight in 1954. The Air Force began flying the C-130 on a regular basis in 1956, and the plane, known affectionally ...

10,000 flight hours in the C-130: the most hours ever recorded by a pilot in the Hercules. On Sept. 24, 2024, Gary Hogg, a seasoned test pilot logged his 10,000th flight hours in the C-130 ...

Tanker 122, Cal Fire’s first operational C-130H, was on full display Thursday at Cal Fire’s aviation headquarters at McClellan Airport. The aircraft is one of seven C-130 Hercules that the ...

Tanker 122, Cal Fire’s first operational C-130H, was on full display Thursday at Cal Fire’s aviation headquarters at McClellan Airport. The aircraft is one of seven C-130 Hercules that the ...