Good morning Gents ...
Well played England yesterday at Twickers ... sorry just had to get that in
Throughout this Thread we have seen how rugged and tough the Herc has been in Service. This article from Air Clues June 1986 covers the incident in the South Atlantic where 15' of the Port Wing was severed off , but still RAF Albert got home. Sadly as a result of this mid-air a Sea King Crew were lost (RIP).
I'm sure there are other instances where things have stopped working, dropped off or failed ... but RAF Albert still got it's crew home safe ... which might prompt a few more stories
Also ... Great respect for the Engineers with this particular post incident recovery
Source Credit : Crown MOD RAF Air Clues June 1986
More pics ...
Image Credit : C-130.net
Coff.
PS. I appreciate we eventually lost XV206 in 2006. Wrecked at a dirt landing strip after hitting land mine on roll-out near Lashkar Gar, Afghanistan.