casey Posted April 9, 2015 Share Posted April 9, 2015 Cascade aerospace celebrated the 100th delivery of a CC-130 Hercules aircraft to the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) following scheduled maintenance on 7 April.The delivery was made from the company's Abbotsford, British Columbia base. The CC-130 will return to service as a long-range, fixed-wing search and rescue aircraft. This marks a major milestone for Cascade's multi-year contract with the RCAF as the prime contractor for programme management, engineering, maintenance, materiel and technical support for the CC-130 fleet. Canada's fleet of CC-130 Hercules, also known as the C-130 Hercules, is used for multi-mission roles including troop transport, tactical airlift, search and rescue, air-to-air refuelling and aircrew training.Ben Boehm, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Cascade Aerospace, said: 'Cascade Aerospace has supported the RCAF's CC-130 fleet since 2005. Over these last ten years, Cascade has grown to become one of the world's leading C-130 Hercules experts, allowing Cascade and its 700 employees to provide exceptional service to Canada as well as to international militaries around the world.'Cascade has worked hard to achieve this milestone and we look forward to continuing our support for the RCAF's CC-130 fleet well in to the future.'View original article: http://www.shephardmedia.com/news/mi...rcules-canada/ View full article Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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