Originally Posted by
ExAscoteer
Those figures are incorrect. The RAF originally had 66 C-130. By 1979 we had lost 4 (Fairford XV180, Pisa XV216, Tromsų XV194, Colerne XV198).
WRT the Jetstreams, 26 were initially ordered, of which XX477 was lost at Little Rissington in 1974. The aircraft were mothballed at the end of 1974 with 14 being passed to the RN for Observer trg.
WRT the Dominie, 20 were ordered and in service in 1979. XS732/B was scrapped in 1992 and XS714/P declared U/S in 1994.
The 40 quoted in FinningleyBoy's list specify C1 - I'm wondering if the C3's (the stretch) fell off the list. Guessing they were about a third of the fleet back then so 40 C1 and 20 C3 sounds about right....