First flight of Hercules' "new" in Polish colours

defence24.pl 1 year ago
The described device with side number 91-9141 is the youngest of the 5 obtained for the Air Force of the Republic of Poland Hercules under the agreement of 2021. [It arrived in December to our country](https://defence24.pl/power-arms/another-hercules-zasil-power-air) being the first delivered under the "ramp to ramp" procedure, according to which the Americans handed over the aircraft in service, consecutive from the US Air Force. This allowed, after reviewing and changing the painting, its fast implementation into service.
The described Hercules was produced in the early 1990s, so he has “just” just over 30 years on his neck. 2 more aircraft were obtained as part of the Excess defence Articles (EDA) program, and the Polish side so incurred the cost of partially retrofitting and preparing aircraft for flight from the United States to our country. In their case production is in the 1980s.
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