Originally Posted by
Ken Scott
A cynic might suggest that it’s better to use the type that you’re about to get rid of rather than risk the ones you’re keeping…
So the use of the C130J might not reflect any perceived value to the type.
According to the BBC the RAF dispatched both a Atlas & a C130, but what has happened between the decision to keep the C130 until 2035, the decision to order additional Atlas to replace the Hercules which has been receded & now?
Also, if we have another pandemic & the RAF are required to aid the civil authorities & provide medevac, now the 146 & C130 are gone the smallest available aircraft will be the Atlas.