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Military Aviation => Modern Military Aircraft => Topic started by: Angry Turnip on June 05, 2010, 04:20:34 PM

Title: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: Angry Turnip on June 05, 2010, 04:20:34 PM

RAF C-130J Hercules C.4 ZH879 just carried out a practise missed approach at BFS.
 
Note the modifications for rough landing strip protection.

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Title: Re: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: Merlin on June 05, 2010, 06:28:10 PM

Was it just pure luck that you were there when this showed up or did you know in advance that it was coming?

Would love to see a Herc at BFS  :(

Title: Re: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: Angry Turnip on June 05, 2010, 09:25:17 PM

I live near the threshold of 25 and was in the garden taking shots of any high flyers and the Herc just turned up ;D
 
If I had known about it I would have posted it up here;Haven`t seen a Herc at BFS for ages,so it was nice to see one.

Title: Re: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: CanonJohns40d on July 23, 2010, 07:48:49 PM

Hi further Herk inbound Belfast now just overhead Bangor at 19.40. 43C041 ZH865 C130J  Ascot 362.
 
John

Title: Re: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: Angry Turnip on July 24, 2010, 04:32:00 PM

Didn`t see or hear it-I was out in the garden until around 1930,was fairly quiet up here yesterday evening so perhaps it didn`t come into BFS.
Runway 25 was in use last night so they would have had to pass my house-I will try and find out if it landed or maybe it just did a flyby.

Title: Re: RAF Herc BFS today
Post by: CanonJohns40d on July 24, 2010, 09:28:19 PM

Pretty sure he didn't land as he climbed about 6 minutes after passing Bangor then stayed on the box for quite a while.