The C-130 Hercules in RAF Service - RAF Museum

[@Z00Maddict]

My dad flew these for most of his RAF career. He loved them and I was enthralled by his stories of landing on remote African dirt air strips and dropping SAS and Gurkhas on training missions (obviously he couldn't tell me any more, which made it even more exciting as a young lad). I still have the ceremonial Kukri he was presented with after one such drop. He died quite a few years ago now, but the Herky bird will always fly alongside in my memories of Dad.

[@Kirkee7]

Undoubtedly a very good transport aircraft. I had the pleasure of jumping out of one. With parachute of course

[@TimPembrey]

Dedicated to No 24 Squadron - the most exciting, enjoyable & memorable flying of my long career in aviation. Wonderful aircraft, marvelous people & fantastic social life. Cheers

[@tufftraveller4784]

Shame they aren't at Lyneham any more. Just isn't the same without them :(

[@peterwright9546]

Spent 3 years working on C130 and Andovers 242 OCU at Thorney Island. Worked on some of these in in the video.

[@timcastle165]

C130 is a great aircraft, it’ll be a sad day when it is retired!

[@firefightergoggie]

Spent a lot of time in the back of the hurc criss-crossing Canada. Fine bird.

[@ToonandBBfan]

The Good old Herky Bird

[@BrianWMay]

" . . . well-liked by its crews" . . . well it was but most of us are high-tone deaf as a result !!!

[@oliviersurma7483]

Just asking where is the P-39 Lighting

[@ayokopeke2182]

huge aircraft. heavy loads inside

[@erichhartmann1]

Ayoko Peke They’re not crazy big. Can’t carry crazy heavy loads either. Still a good plane though.

[@AlexVostox]

Did all the RAF Hercules were painted with camouflage scheme? Doesn't that mean that RAF Hercules mostly operated for the low-altitude flight?

[@BrianWMay]

+Alex Vostox Apart from initial delivery, they were all camouflaged. All aircraft apart from tankers, used to fly low level if mission required that. Tankers had a freight bay full of fuel tanks.

[@AlexVostox]

Brian May Thanks for the answer my friend. Although it was more than a year, I'm glad somebody answered. Thanks.

[@BrianWMay]

You are welcome, I looked at the video because it was nostalgia - many years of my life spent on C-130.

[@Josh-d6j4b]

Once when me and my mates were out one flew over almost touching the tips of a tree

[@iwansetiadi707]

i like herky very much

[@c8136132]

“Painted Silver” ....... don’t think so, try bare metal skin