C-130 Hercules Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Apr 6

🇮🇷 Iran

2× C-130E/H · Destroyed

Two C-130E/H transports of 11th Tactical Airlift Squadron destroyed at Mehrabad Airport by overnight Israeli airstrikes targeting three Tehran-area airports.

Apr 4

🇺🇸 United States

2× MC-130J · Destroyed

Two MC-130J deliberately destroyed after becoming stuck during F-15E crew rescue near Isfahan; all personnel extracted safely.

Mar 23

🇨🇴 Colombia

C-130B/H · Destroyed

C-130H crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo carrying 128 personnel; 70 killed.

Mar 10

🇮🇷 Iran

C-130E/H · Destroyed

C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage.

Mar 5

🇮🇷 Iran

2× C-130E/H · Destroyed

Two C-130 Hercules destroyed by US airstrike at Shahid Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz; confirmed by satellite imagery.

Feb 28

🇮🇷 Iran

2× C-130E/H · Destroyed

Two C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib Airport by US-Israeli strikes; confirmed by satellite imagery.

Feb 27

🇧🇴 Bolivia

C-130B/H · Crash

C-130H overran runway at El Alto Airport in bad weather while transporting banknotes; at least 22 killed including 1 crew.

Jan 13

🇹🇳 Tunisia

C-130B/H · Delivered

Fourth C-130H delivered by US at Sidi Ahmed AB; strengthening airlift and rapid response capability.

Nov 11

🇹🇷 Turkey

C-130B/E · Crash

In-flight breakup over Georgia/Azerbaijan border; 20 killed.

May 10

🇵🇰 Pakistan

C-130B Hercules · Damaged

C-130B Hercules damaged on the ground at PAF Base Nur Khan (Rawalpindi/Chaklala) during the Indian missile strike on the night of 9-10 May targeting the 35 Composite Transport Wing operations area. Tender documents subsequently revealed nose-section damage requiring repairs.

Mar 12

🇸🇩 Sudan

C-130H · Destroyed

Sudan Air Force C-130H Hercules destroyed by an RSF kamikaze drone strike at Wadi Seidna Air Base.