A Hercules aircraft PAF Ready to Join Back Early 2013

C-130B Hercules aircraft with tail number 3633 (photo: PPS)
 
A Hercules C-130B aircraft with tail number 3633 have completed the treatment done in Depo 410th Maintenance Wing in Clark Air Base, Philippines, and will rejoin the Philippines Air Force operations in early 2013.

Earlier in October 2012, a C-130H Hercules aircraft with tail number (tail number) 7607 has also been handed over back completes its maintenance and repair at BAE Systems facility are located in Mojave, California.

With the completion of the maintenance and repair of the Philippines Air Force currently has three operational Hercules, one C-130H Hercules is the tail number 4726.

Hercules is operated by 222nd Airlift Squadron of the 220th Airlift Wing located at Benito Ebuen Air Base, Lapu-lapu, Cebu.

Philippines Air Force has had 13 aircraft consisting of 8 Hercules C-130B, 1 L-100, L-2 100-20 and 2 C130H.

In August 2008 a series Hercules L-100-20 with tail number 4593 crashed and killed dozens of people.

President Noynoy Aquino on several occasions wanting Hercules aircraft increase at least 2 more planes for relief work in disaster relief as well as for the transfer task forces.

Previously had circulated the news about the planned purchase of the C-130H ex Tunisian Air Force, but the plan was ultimately canceled in mid-2011.