Originally Posted by southside
The RAF website states that there are 66 C130 in the RAF.. I agree that most of those wont be in the active fleet but there must be at least half of them.
The website actually states that 66 C130s were originally ordered. If you read further, it also states that there has been a one-for-one exchange of half of the C130K for 25 C130J - that makes 50 frames.
Trust the guys who know - when they say that less than half are available each day (which includes those on ops), there are barely enough airframes to cover the routine tasking and aircrew training.
