Lockheed C-130 Hercules (N31096)

Great stuff Glenn . Wanaka has to be one of the best venues for aircraft shows in the World. Warbirds over Wanaka is the best.

Antarctic, not Antartic...see this all the time.

Looks like he's trying out for a job as a crop duster

All four are nicely synced and humpin' the power out!

Vincent, it was an innocent typo and duly corrected. Thanks for picking it up

I would assume N31096 is the registration mark or tail number of the aircraft. If this were so, why would a USAF military machine bear a civilian number?

I typed in the tail number into the box, but for some reason it put an N at the front

The aircraft is assigned to the 109th AIr Lift Wing New York Air National Guard

Love wanaka...met my wife there in 2008 when in the USAF.was at the show...great memories

Nice shot!

Tail number is 93-1096

NY Air National Guard 109 Airlift Ski Bird out of Stratton Air National Guard Base in Schenectady, New York. The ski equipped C-130's were transferred from the US Navy Antarctic Development Squadron Six (VXE-6).