Lockheed C-130 Hercules (89-1186)

Hi Gary!!
perfect!! no more words needed!!
Greetings Uwe!!

Hey, howdy to you, Uwe. And Thank You. ;-)

Two assigned Hercs and two "loaners" comprised the Roller Flight of Four that departed for a morning sortie.

To China--51 >> I've been advised there are currently no plans for the Rollers to acquire "Js."

Nicely done!

Great old bird. Thoroughly loved my time flying her, not this same aircraft of course, but Herks nonetheless

Paul, every military man (and a few lady warriors too) I ever met who were, or who are now, crewpersons on a Hercules has an affection for it that is unsurpassed. And even the stuck-on-the-ground old vets like myself admire this tough old bird beyond words! TY for your service to our great country. .... Gary C. Schenauer, MSgt (Ret), USAF (Thumbs Up)

Thanks, Gary... your accolades and words of gratitude cannot be improved upon... and are shared by many of us in a proper and fitting return to you, sir!!!

Awesome shot with the downtown scenery in the background! 5 stars here

I wish we could thumbs up comments on Flight Aware. All of these comments, and this fantastic photo, would get super thumbs up!!!

Niagara is supposed to get 135s here in the very near future- losing the Herc.

Cliff, Mark, and Jetlady ... Sorry I'm a tad late with this comment of Thanks; I just noticed your remarks. I do appreciate your compliments.
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Jetlady, I noted that you don't often comment on photos, so it means a lot to me that you selected this picture to comment about with such a wonderful remark. TYVM. (What a/c do you fly?)
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RangerBulldog ... Howdy. I saw your comment just now. I was told less than two weeks ago that this one was on loan to our High Rollers; however, I sort of suspect the "loan" may evolve into a permanent resettlement of 89-1186 to here. This one has been flying sorties from here (almost) daily. Also, the 152nd is adding a firefighting capability to its other mission responsibilities and I think 89-1186 will be receiving some modifications to equip it for that role. (You live near the Falls or farther away? I'm from Tonawanda.)