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RustY ©
January 11th 11, 10:23 AM
The RAF are starting to scrap some of its old Hercs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-wiltshire-12146552

and some stills here,,,,,,,,,,,

http://www.rickinghamphotography.co.uk/gallery2/gallery2embedded.php?g2_itemId=8122

Andrew Chaplin
January 11th 11, 01:40 PM
"RustY ©" > wrote in
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> http://www.rickinghamphotography.co.uk/gallery2/gallery2embedded.php?g2
> _itemId=8122

Would this be one with a time-expired wing box?
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John Szalay[_2_]
January 11th 11, 05:16 PM
Andrew Chaplin > wrote in
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> "RustY ©" > wrote in
> :
>
>> http://www.rickinghamphotography.co.uk/gallery2/gallery2embedded.php?g2
>> _itemId=8122
>
> Would this be one with a time-expired wing box?

the photos say its VX305 which makes it a C-130K
construction number falls in the 1966-68 time frame in the H model
sequence.

C/n 4273 XV305 C130K C.3


thought the wingbox problem was in the A models and those fall in the
1954-57 time peroid.

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