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US Air Force | Lockheed C-130H Hercules | cn 382-5238 | 90-9107

KLFI (Langley Air Force Base) - 07 JUL 2009

 

USAF Locheed C-130H Hercules 90-9017 from the 910 AW (Aerial Spray Squadron) from Youngstown Air Reserve Station climbing out from RWY 8. The aircraft is here to to start a mosquito control spraying in the area surrounding Langley AFB.

 

This C-130H is equipped with the MASS spray system to drop liquid VectoBac to kill mosquito larvae, in an effort to combat the severe mosquito problem in the area. In this photo you can clearly see one of the spray bars behind the aft door. There are additional nozzles on the wing that are not visible in the photo.

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Uploaded on November 29, 2014
Taken on July 7, 2009