C130 in Cairns

[OZBUSDRIVER]

Curious as to who owns the unmarked white Hercibird sitting in Cairns tonight. Flew out to Fiji yesterday and returned today. No ID on Flight aware and no visible rego marks.

[Duck Pilot]

A Herc and Belfast can be easily mixed up for us old farts who wear glasses.

CASA assessment flight in the Belfast,

[OZBUSDRIVER]

Sorry, Duck. C130 parked up near the fence and moving. L100...yes an L100!

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

Not saying it's theirs, but I think Lynden Air Cargo in PNG have a white L100.

[markis10]

Cairns flight schedules have a C130 scheduled today as PVT005, a private flight, maybe a Gulf Air bird???

[Mumbai Merlin]

The aircraft in question is a C-130 by designation but in fact is a Lockheed 382G-44K-30 serial number 4684 and registered N3867X, operated by T3D&H LLC (Tepper Aviation) believed to have close links with the C.I.A
Civil operated "Super Herc"

This is not the Lynden Air Cargo civil Herc operating in PNG, N402LC
Also Hevilift are operating civil Herc, 5X-TUD

[OZBUSDRIVER]

Apparently, it, or one of its sisters, is a regular at CS. Last night looked like it was heading around Hong Kong. What got my tech brother's attention was the designator on the feed and then when it landed no visible marks that he could see for the rego. Thanks for the info, MM. A good bit of info for a plot of a spy novel

[Traffic_Is_Er_Was]

the aircraft in question is a C-130 by designation but in fact is a Lockheed 382G-44K-30

It is in fact a Lockheed L-100-30 by designation and model 382G-44K-30, as are N402LC and 5X-TUD (although 5X-TUD was built as a L-100-20 and later converted to a -30)

Civil built and operated "Super Herc"

Fixed that for you