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| Date: | Wednesday 11 October 2023 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  Lockheed C-130K Hercules |
| Owner/operator: | Austrian Air Force |
| Registration: | 8T-CA |
| MSN: | 4198 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: 20 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | None |
| Location: | Linz-Blue Danube Airport (LNZ/LOWL) -
 Austria
|
| Phase: | Take off |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | Linz-Blue Danube Airport (LNZ/LOWL) |
| Paphos International Airport (PFO/LCPH) |
A C-130, which planned to help evacuate people from the 2023 Israel–Hamas war, experienced fumes in the cockpit while taking off. The mission was aborted.
Sources:
https://kurier.at/chronik/oesterreich/rettung-von-oesterreichern-aus-israel-verzoegert-sich-hercules-hebt-nicht-ab/402627737
https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000190731/erste-evakuierungsfluege-aus-israel-am-mittwochabend
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 4 June 1975 | XV181 | 242 OCU RAF | 0 | RAF Thorney Island, Emsworth, West Sussex, England |  |
sub |
| 8 November 2018 | 8T-CA | Austrian Armed Forces | 0 | over Hungary |  |
unk |
Location
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 12-Oct-2023 05:13 | aus | Added |
| 12-Oct-2023 05:15 | harro | Updated |
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