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C-130 Hercules Losses, Crashes & Deliveries

Every recorded loss, crash, shoot-down, retirement and delivery involving the C-130 Hercules, each with a date and source. See the C-130 Hercules overview.

C-130 Hercules losses, crashes & deliveries

  1. APR 62026 2× C-130E/H Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Two C-130E/H transports of 11th Tactical Airlift Squadron destroyed at Mehrabad Airport by overnight Israeli airstrikes targeting three Tehran-area airports.
  2. APR 42026 2× MC-130J Destroyed 🇺🇸 United States · Two MC-130J deliberately destroyed after becoming stuck during F-15E crew rescue near Isfahan; all personnel extracted safely.
  3. MAR 232026 C-130B/H Destroyed 🇨🇴 Colombia · C-130H crashed shortly after takeoff from Puerto Leguízamo carrying 128 personnel; 70 killed.
  4. MAR 102026 C-130E/H Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Kerman Airport by USAF precision strike during Operation Epic Fury; confirmed by CENTCOM video footage.
  5. FEB 282026 2× C-130E/H Destroyed 🇮🇷 Iran · Two C-130H Hercules destroyed on ground at Shiraz Shahid Dastgheib Airport by US-Israeli strikes; confirmed by satellite imagery.
  6. FEB 272026 C-130B/H Crash 🇧🇴 Bolivia · C-130H overran runway at El Alto Airport in bad weather while transporting banknotes; at least 22 killed including 1 crew.
  7. JAN 132026 C-130B/H Delivered 🇹🇳 Tunisia · Fourth C-130H delivered by US at Sidi Ahmed AB; strengthening airlift and rapid response capability.
  8. NOV 112025 C-130B/E Crash 🇹🇷 Turkey · In-flight breakup over Georgia/Azerbaijan border; 20 killed.
  9. OCT 162025 12× C-130J Ordered 🇹🇷 Turkey · Turkey confirms the purchase of 12 ex-RAF C-130J-30 Super Hercules.
  10. MAY 102025 C-130B Hercules Damaged 🇵🇰 Pakistan · 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.
  11. JAN 262025 MC-130J Delivered 🇺🇸 United States · Final production MC-130J Commando II delivered to Kirtland AFB, closing the production line.
  12. MAR 122024 C-130H Destroyed 🇸🇩 Sudan · Sudan Air Force C-130H Hercules destroyed by an RSF kamikaze drone strike at Wadi Seidna Air Base.