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A Boeing 707 refueling plane and C-130 Hercules transport aircraft demonstrate aerial refueling at a graduation ceremony for soldiers who completed the Israeli Air Force's flight course, at the Hatzerim Air Base in the Negev Desert, June 28, 2016. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
July 5, 2019, 3:26 pm
IAF returns transport, refueling planes to service after maintenance issues
Air Force says aircraft will resume training flights next week after it addressed ‘the immediate shortcomings’ with civilian contractor
By TOI staff
Israeli air force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. June 28 2011 (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
June 20, 2019, 3:09 pm
Air force grounds transport, refueling planes over January accident
IDF says decision to keep aircraft from undertaking training flights is due to civilian contractor Aerospace Industries’ failure to uphold safety standards
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules, June 3, 2015. (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
January 30, 2019, 12:53 pm
Air force transport plane rolls 100 meters into ditch, injuring 2
Two civilian workers lightly hurt in incident in southern Israel, during test run of engines on Hercules C-130
By TOI staff
IAF Shimshon Hercules heavy transport planes seen over the beach in Tel Aviv during Israel's traditional Independence Day flyover on May 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Jack Guez)
May 9, 2017, 10:45 pm
2 pilots imprisoned over near-accident on Independence Day
Newly released footage shows the wings of Shimshon Hercules transport aircraft touching during flyover
By Alexander Fulbright
Israeli C-130 Hercules transport planes fly over Jerusalem during celebrations marking Israel's 69th Independence Day on May 2, 2017. (AFP Photo/Thomas Coex)
May 3, 2017, 2:45 pm
IAF planes graze each other during Independence Day flyover
Army investigates scratches found on wings of two transport aircraft after they landed, indicating they touched in the air
By Judah Ari Gross
A C-130J Super Hercules flies over the city of Ashdod as part of the Israeli Air Force's annual flyby on Independence Day, May 12, 2016. (Judah Ari Gross/Times of Israel)
May 13, 2016, 2:17 pm
High above Israel, my (very) turbulent Independence Day flyby
The country seems beautifully quiet and calm from the cockpit of an IAF Hercules. But on board, for a Times of Israel reporter, things were anything but serene
By Judah Ari Gross
An Israeli 'Shimshon' C-130 transport aircraft flies over the southern United States during the 'Southern Strike' exercise on October 30, 2015. (Courtesy: IDF Spokesperson's Unit)
November 7, 2015, 1:55 am
Israeli pilots train over southern US, with focus on mountainous areas
IAF sends transport planes to America for ‘Southern Strike’ exercise to forge ties, prepare for missions; officer mum on any Iran relevance
By Judah Ari Gross
An Indonesian military transport plane crashed on June 30 shortly after taking off and exploded in a ball of flames in a residential area, June 30, 2015. (AFP / MUHAMMAD ZULFAN DALIMUNTHE)
June 30, 2015, 10:14 am
At least 30 killed as Hercules plane crashes in Indonesia
Massive military transport aircraft goes down in a residential area in Sumatra
By AFP and TOI staff
The first of a fleet of three C-130Js arrived at Nevatim Air Base in southern Israel on Tuesday (photo credit: courtesy Diego Mitelberg)
April 9, 2014, 6:33 pm
Israel greets the long-awaited Super Hercules
Known locally as the Samson, the C-130J transport plane can execute a range of missions that ‘borders on the imaginary,’ says IAF commander
By Mitch Ginsburg
Israeli air force Lockheed C-130 Hercules. June 28 2011 (Ofer Zidon/Flash90)
From the WebJanuary 15, 2014, 11:26 am
Elbit Systems wins $15m Israel air force contract
Reuters: The company will be upgrading C-130H Hercules transport planes, in a deal with the Ministry of Defense
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