Belgium orders additional C-130

this has not been made public for a while, but it appears that the Belgian Defence/Air Component has ordered a second-hand Herc from the americans in november 2006 🙂 .

The aircraft is appears to be an Ex-USAF C-130 of an unknown type, but i assume its another H-model. according to aeronews of belgium, the aircraft was bought at the AMARC bone-yard. apparently they managed to pay for it with the insurance money they recieved (about $20.000.000)from SABENA-Technics, after a C-130H (CH02) was lost in a fire last year.

delivery date of this aircraft (to be serialed CH13) is still unknown.
Belgium has 10 C-130H aircraft of an original 12 bought in 1973, and they are a verry good but overstressed fleet and its starting to show its age dispite the intensive upgrades she recieved. and the first A-400M isnt expected here until 2018 🙁