View Full Version : RAF C-130 50th Anniversary
According to the Torygraph tomorrow is the 50th anniversary of the delivery of the first RAF C-130.
Many happy returns.
Dougie M
18th Dec 2016, 10:49
XV 176 arrives naked from the U.S.A.
http://i1299.photobucket.com/albums/ag76/dougiemarsh/64ebea35-c401-447b-b875-0fc6ebeb379d_zpsg8kmaecx.jpg
Roadster280
18th Dec 2016, 13:17
C/w roundels underneath :)
David Thompson
18th Dec 2016, 20:12
I understand that there is to be a flypast of up to four Hercs at Marshall's Cambridge base at 12:00 on Monday 19th . Weather etc permitting !
Octane
18th Dec 2016, 20:37
I thought the RAAF got their 1st C-130 in 1958?
Lynxman
18th Dec 2016, 21:59
I thought the RAAF got their 1st C-130 in 1958?
It did, but how is that connected to RAF deliveries?
David Thompson
19th Dec 2016, 09:50
Four Hercs up from BZN c/s Omen 1 to 4 currently with Coningsby radar .
Edit ; flypast completed as planned :D
Mike51
19th Dec 2016, 11:53
Heard, but not seen as they were above the clag. Unlike the MV-22 who came through a few minutes later and was clearly visible.
Martin the Martian
19th Dec 2016, 13:43
Didn't they look nice and shiny before somebody slapped paint on them?
The first K to arrive was XV177. XV176 didn't arrive until in the UK until May 1967 and was probably around the 14th to turn up (shows how quick delivery was!).
Octane
20th Dec 2016, 10:44
Lynxman,
Thanks, think I need new glasses...