Paphos, Cyprus. A Hellenic Air Force C-130 transport aircraft landed in Paphos on Monday night, the fifth Greek aircraft to arrive on the island since the beginning of the week. The Cyprus Mail learned of the landing on Tuesday.
Flight details
According to Flight Radar 24, the aircraft departed from Chania and was expected to land in Paphos at around 9.40pm.
Aircraft information
The C-130 is a four-engine cargo airplane with a maximum speed of 621 kilometres per hour. It is regarded as one of the most reliable and resilient US aircraft operating internationally in forty countries and has been in service in the Hellenic Air Force since 1975.
Role in the Hellenic Air Force
“The Hellenic C-130s carry out the majority of the air transportations in Greece and are also deployed in humanitarian and fire fighting missions,” the Hellenic Air Force says on its website.
Earlier arrival of F-16 jets
The C-130 landing followed the arrival of four Greek F-16 fighter jets in Cyprus on Monday. In a post on X, government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis said the jets landed following the immediate response of the Greek government to strengthen preventive measures and within the framework of close cooperation between Nicosia and Athens.
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