Wildfires threaten communities across Canada. A petition by B.C. MP @gordjohns.bsky.social asks Canada to convert retired planes for firefighting. Read & sign by mid-January 2026, and share widely. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#Wildfires #Canada #Firefighting #CC130H
#Wildfires #Canada #Firefighting #CC130H
October 5, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Wildfires threaten communities across Canada. A petition by B.C. MP @gordjohns.bsky.social asks Canada to convert retired planes for firefighting. Read & sign by mid-January 2026, and share widely. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
#Wildfires #Canada #Firefighting #CC130H
#Wildfires #Canada #Firefighting #CC130H
🇨🇦 75% (9) of the #RCAF CC-130H Hercules fleet (12) show no indications of being serviceable, or show indications they're unserviceable, including 3/4 capable of refueling the CF-188 Hornet fleet. ⚠️
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August 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
🇨🇦 67% (8) of the #RCAF CC-130H Hercules fleet (12) show no indications of being serviceable, or show indications they're unserviceable. 75% (3) of the CC-130H fleet capable of refueling the CF-188 Hornet fleet don't fly.
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July 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Canada sells 10 retired Hercules transports for firefighting conversion. #Rcaf #Hercules #Coulsonaviation #Canada #Cc130h
www.airdatanews.com/canada-sells-10-retire...
www.airdatanews.com/canada-sells-10-retire...
Canada sells 10 retired Hercules transports for firefighting conversion
Former RCAF airlifters will be converted into large air tankers by Coulson Aviation following their retirement from military service
www.airdatanews.com
August 9, 2026 at 11:33 AM
Canada sells 10 retired Hercules transports for firefighting conversion. #Rcaf #Hercules #Coulsonaviation #Canada #Cc130h
www.airdatanews.com/canada-sells-10-retire...
www.airdatanews.com/canada-sells-10-retire...
CC-130Hs sold to Coulson, Airbus A400M and Transall as aerial firefighters.
Read more about this by clicking the link below:
www.scramble.nl/military-new...
photo by Roberto Benetti (Scramble archives)
#aerialfirefighting #CC130H #coulsonaviation #A400M #C160D #armeedelairetdelespace
Read more about this by clicking the link below:
www.scramble.nl/military-new...
photo by Roberto Benetti (Scramble archives)
#aerialfirefighting #CC130H #coulsonaviation #A400M #C160D #armeedelairetdelespace
August 14, 2026 at 9:26 AM
CC-130Hs sold to Coulson, Airbus A400M and Transall as aerial firefighters.
Read more about this by clicking the link below:
www.scramble.nl/military-new...
photo by Roberto Benetti (Scramble archives)
#aerialfirefighting #CC130H #coulsonaviation #A400M #C160D #armeedelairetdelespace
Read more about this by clicking the link below:
www.scramble.nl/military-new...
photo by Roberto Benetti (Scramble archives)
#aerialfirefighting #CC130H #coulsonaviation #A400M #C160D #armeedelairetdelespace
They’ve also done this to help BC recently; sold 10 x CC130H Hercules aircraft that will be used to assist firefighters in the region.
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
Government of Canada conditionally sells retired CC-130H Hercules aircraft to protect Canadians by strengthening Canada's private sector aerial firefighting capacity - Canada.ca
As Canada continues to respond to increasingly severe wildfire seasons, the Government of Canada is protecting Canadians while ensuring that critical assets are managed responsibly to continue to deli...
www.canada.ca
August 8, 2026 at 6:50 PM
They’ve also done this to help BC recently; sold 10 x CC130H Hercules aircraft that will be used to assist firefighters in the region.
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
www.canada.ca/en/public-se...
Source: @defencegeek on X
RT @NoahGairn: Canada will be selling off 10 of the outgoing CC130H to Coulson Aviation for conversion into firefighting aircraft, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr just announced. (1/2)
RT @NoahGairn: Canada will be selling off 10 of the outgoing CC130H to Coulson Aviation for conversion into firefighting aircraft, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr just announced. (1/2)
August 7, 2026 at 5:44 PM
Source: @defencegeek on X
RT @NoahGairn: Canada will be selling off 10 of the outgoing CC130H to Coulson Aviation for conversion into firefighting aircraft, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr just announced. (1/2)
RT @NoahGairn: Canada will be selling off 10 of the outgoing CC130H to Coulson Aviation for conversion into firefighting aircraft, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement) Stephen Fuhr just announced. (1/2)