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26 cze 2023 · The Lockheed Hercules retires from RAF service on 30 June 2023 concluding over 56 years of service to the nation. As this selection of images from the Air Historical Branch show tactical airlift has been, and remains, at the heart of UK Defence operations across the globe.
17 gru 2022 · After 45 years of service, Squadron Leader Neil Hawthorn retires from the RAF. He joined as an aircraft propulsion fitter in the engineering trade in 1977, worked his way up to the rank of Chief Technician before commissioning as an engineering officer.
15 cze 2023 · Stunning pictures have been captured of three RAF Hercules touring the UK in a flypast to mark the aircraft's retirement from service. The trio of C-130s departed Brize Norton at 10:00 BST on...
15 cze 2023 · Yesterday the C-130J Hercules completed a salute to the nation in a farewell flypast across the country. Flying over RAF stations and places of significance to the aircraft's history, it was a fitting goodbye in preparation for it's retirement on 30th June 2023.
15 cze 2023 · This month the Royal Air Force (RAF) brings the curtain down on 56 years of operating the Lockheed Martin C-130, more commonly known by the RAF as the Hercules transport aircraft. The type will be retired at the end of June, marking the end of a truly remarkable career for the highly versatile and unique plane.
14 cze 2023 · Three Royal Air Force Hercules have flown across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, throughout the day (June 14), to mark the aircraft's retirement. The trio of C-130s departed Brize Norton at 10:00 BST and passed locations significant to the Hercules' service before returning at 17:05.
14 cze 2023 · Today there were farewell flypasts by the Hercules transport plane across the UK, as the workhorse aircraft leaves RAF service. From the end of this month, we will be heavily reliant on the A400M...
