Brazil bids fond farewell to legacy Hercules fleet

The Força Aérea Brasileira (FAB; Brazilian Air Force) bid a fond farewell to its remaining C-130 Hercules tactical transports at Galeão Air Base (AB) in Rio de Janeiro on February 29, with the type having flown more than 377,000 operational flight hours over the past 60 years. The type – which was operated by the 1st Squadron of the 1st Transport Group (1°/1° GT) ‘Gordo (Fat)’ at Galeão until its retirement – entered FAB service in 1964, with a total