CAL FIRE's first operational C-130 Hercules appeared in the sky above San Jacinto on Monday, according to the agency. The massive aircraft, which began service as a U.S. Coast Guard search and ...

The Pentagon sent C-130 MAFFS-equipped aircraft to fight the LA fires. The water bombers drop nearly 14 tons of fire retardant in under five seconds.

The C-130 Hercules still uses propeller engines because they suit the plane's usual tasks, which are short-haul, low-speed, ...

Cal Fire expands fleet with seven C-130 aircraft, ... Pascua says the C-130H can fly 800 miles and is capable of dropping 4,000 gallons of fire retardant, more than any other aircraft in their fleet.

wildfire on board the c-130 hercules. we’re seeing this tank right here, which is a piece of machinery that sets this aircraft apart from the other aircraft in cal fire’s fleet.

California adds a second C-130 airtanker, enhancing its firefighting fleet ahead of peak fire season. The aircraft can carry 4,000 gallons of fire retardant. Skip Navigation ...

Cal Fire is expected to add the seven C-130 aircraft to its fleet up and down the state as they’re done being converted to fight fires. The military was able to do some modifications before ...

Equipped with airborne fire-fighting systems, C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started earlier this month. California Air National ...

C-130 Super Hercules planes are flying missions over the wildfires in Southern California that started Jan. 7, 2025 C-130 aircraft drops retardant on Hughes Fire | Sacramento Bee Fires ...

The massive aircraft, which began service as a U.S. Coast Guard search and rescue and cargo plane, is capable of carrying 4,000 gallons of fire retardant in its tank.

Cal Fire is expected to add the seven C-130 aircraft to its fleet up and down the state as they’re done being converted to fight fires. The military was able to do some modifications before ...

California is the first state in the U.S. to own and operate firefighting C-130H aircraft. California is adding a fleet of repurposed C-130H military cargo planes to its firefighting fleet.