From the Philippine Daily Inquirer (Oct 17): PAF doubles rescue
capability in disasters with refurbished C-130
A Philippine Air Force (PAF) C-130
“Hercules” heavy-lift airplane has arrived in Manila after being sent to the United States for
“Periodic Depot Maintenance,” the PAF said in a statement Thursday.
The PAF previously had just one
operational C-130 that was used for airlifting supplies and equipment to all
parts of the country during times of disasters. With the refurbished C-130′s
arrival in Villamor Air Base on Wednesday, the PAF has “double the capability,” Lieutenant General Lauro
Catalino Dela Cruz, PAF Chief said. “The PAF has been responsive and was able
to airlift supplies and equipment to our countrymen with a single C-130 during
disasters and calamities; now with another one we will double that capability,”
Dela Cruz said. The C-130, with tail number 4704,
underwent Periodic Depot Maintenance last August 8 at a British Aerospace facility in
Mojave, California. A budget of P190 million, funded through Foreign Millitary
Sales, was allocated for the repair....
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/290854/paf-doubles-rescue-capability-in-disasters-with-refurbished-c-130
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