Photo By Senior Master Sgt. Raymond Lloyd | A C-130 flown by the 107th Airlift Wing fires flares during training over Lake Ontario...... read more read more
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NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing make their final flight in a C-130 Hercules on Thursday as the wing continues to transition to flying the MQ-9 remotely piloted vehicle.
Members of the press are invited to see the plane land at the conclusion of the flight and the traditional "wet down" ceremony that follows a final flight and interview the wing commander, Col. John J. Higgins.
WHO: Members of the 107th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard including Col. John J. Higgins, the commander of the 107th Airlift Wing who will serve as navigator on the flight.
WHAT: Final flight of a 107th Airlift Wing crew in a C-130 Hercules tactical transport. As the aircraft heads into the ramp from the runway it will pass under an arch of water sprayed by the base fire trucks.Col. Higgins will be available to discuss the significance of the transition from the C-130 mission to the MQ-9 mission after the aircraft lands.
WHEN : 1:45 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 25, 2014. (The aircraft will land at approximately 2:30 p.m.).
WHERE: Lockport Road Gate, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, Niagara Falls , NY
| Date Taken: | 09.24.2014 |
| Date Posted: | 09.24.2014 13:18 |
| Story ID: | 143119 |
| Location: | NIAGARA FALLS INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AIR RESERVE STATION, NY, US |
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