For 60 years the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) C-130H Hercules fleet has served New Zealand at home and around the world and now the mighty workhorses are about to take their final bow.

The fleet officially retired at the end of January and the planes are taking the nationwide bow before travelling to RNZAF Base Woodbourne, where four of them will remain. One will go on display ...

New Zealand has completed its transition to Lockheed Martin's J-model Hercules, with its last operational flights with the ...

That same evening, 72 rescued personnel were flown back to RNZAF Base Auckland, where they will undergo further debriefings and medical assessments. Rear Admiral Golding confirmed that some ...

Four of the Air Force’s retired C-130H Hercules will be relocated to RNZAF Base Woodbourne after completing their flypasts over the South Island to mark their official withdrawal on January 31. One ...

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Crew and passengers who were on board the HMNZS Manawanui when it grounded on a reef in Samoa are arriving back in Auckland tonight aboard an air force C-130 Hercules. Seventy-five people were ...

Robert Richard Roper’s offending occurred between 1976 and 1988 when he served with the RNZAF at its Whenuapai base in Hobsonville, Auckland. Now in his 70s, Roper was sentenced in 2015 to 13 ...

The Air Force’s C-130H Hercules fleet has been retired from service and have been flying over the country as a final farewell After more than 100,000 take-offs and landings and 60 years in the ...

C-130H Hercules fleet has been a cornerstone of New Zealand’s air transport capability, serving both at home and abroad.