Losses
- June 1999 - during NATO operations in Kosovo, a C.1 Hercules crashed on take off from Kukes airbase in Albania. The Hercules was reportedly carrying a number of troops on an urgent mission to reach Pristina Airport before a column of Russian forces arrived. All aboard survived the crash.
- January 2005 - A Hercules was shot down over Iraq whilst on routine tasking. The low-flying Hercules was hit by enemy ground fire, which caused a fire to break out onboard and led to structural failure and the eventual crash. All crew members and passengers were killed.
- May 2006 - A Hercules was destroyed at Bost Airfield, Lashkar Gah in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. The plane reportedly hit a mine upon landing and burst into flames. The crew and passengers managed to escape the fire but the C-130, 2 armoured 4x4 vehicles and a large quantity of cash was destroyed.
- September 2007 - an Hercules crash-landed at an ad hoc airstrip in Afghanistan whilst supporting UK tasking. The crash was caused by bad pilot judgement. As it was not possible to repair or recover the plane, all sensitive equipment was removed before Royal Engineers blew it up.
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