C-130 News: PAF's Fifth C-130 Cargo Aircraft to Arrive Last Week of September

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MANILA (PNA) --- The Philippine Air Force (PAF)'s fifth Lockheed C-130 "Hercules" cargo aircraft will arrive by the last week of September, according to PAF spokesperson Araus Robert Musico in a message to the PNA Thursday.

"The aircraft will arrive last week of this month. I don't have the exact date yet," he said in Filipino.

The fourth C-130 arrived at the Benito Ebuen Airbase, Mactan, Cebu last April 5.

It was flown by Filipino pilots headed by Col. Alejando Baclayon, Lt. Col. Ian Earth Lamzon, Major Ian Dexter Danes, Major Anthony Amora, and Major Ramil Daet.

The two C-130s are worth USD61 million and were acquired through the US Excess Defense Article Program.

"Remember, if we need to move a big number of troops and supplies (especially) heavy equipment for rapid deployment, it will be much easier as we have additional (C-130) aircraft," Musico earlier said.

Originally, these two C-130Ts were configured for tanker missions and were later converted for transport missions before being acquired by the Philippines.

Source: http://defense-studies.blogspot.com/2016/09/pafs-fifth-c-130-cargo-aircraft-plane.html

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Arrival of fifth C-130 moved to early next month

Arrival of the Philippine Air Force (PAF)’s fifth Lockheed C-130 “Hercules” cargo aircraft was moved to October, not the last week of September, as earlier reported.

PAF spokesperson Col. Araus Robert Musico attributed the change of schedule to many factors, which include sudden change in the departure of the flight crew.

He added that the departure of the PAF pilots tasked to man this C-130 was supposedly this week but it was moved to Sept. 25.

With this development, technical inspection and acceptance of the aircraft will be adjusted, moving the C-130’s departure further in October, Musico pointed out.

The fourth C-130 arrived in Benito Ebuen Airbase, Mactan, Cebu last April 5.

It was flown by Filipino pilots headed by Col. Alejando Baclayon, Lt. Col. Ian Earth Lamzon, Major Ian Dexter Danes, Major Anthony Amora, and Major Ramil Daet.

The two C-130s are worth USD 61 million and were acquired through the US Excess Defense Article Program.

“Remember if we need to move a big number of troops and supplies (especially) heavy equipment for rapid deployment, it will be much easier as we have additional (C-130) aircraft,” Musico earlier said.

Originally, these two C-130Ts were configured for tanker missions and were later converted for transport missions before being acquired by the Philippines.

Source: http://tankler.com/arrival-of-fifth-c-130-moved-to-early-next-month-7944