It was always my intention when I named my blog ‘railsroadsrunways’ nine years ago to give as even a spread of coverage as was possible to the three forms of transport.
Unfortunately, of late, for various reasons, the ‘runways’ element has been neglected.
The increases in security at military bases. The loss of shows at RAF Waddington and Scampton. The general run down of the numbers of military aircraft which, as a result of the Ukraine war, might see an upsurge in spending.
Then there has been the Covid pandemic which removed the civil airliner coverage almost overnight.
The ‘Royal International Air Tattoo’ started life 50 years ago as simply the ‘International Air Tattoo’ and during that time, most of the events have taken place at ‘RAF Fairford’ in Gloucestershire.
The use of ‘RAF’ in the name of the base is a bit of a misnomer because it is the ‘United States Air Force’ who are the resident operator.
Usually with bombers from either the B1, B2 or B52 fleets together with their air refuelling tanker support.
Lockheed started design work on the C-130 in 1951. It first flew in August 1954 and entered service with the ‘United States Air Force’ in December 1956.
Today, albeit with different engines and systems, Lockheed Martin are still building what is recognisably the same aircraft.
You could have started your working life at Lockheed as a 16 year old apprentice on the C-130 and retired at 66 after 50 years service without having worked on anything else.
Remarkable!
ZH869 ‘Royal Air Force’.
Lockheed C-130J Hercules HC4
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in June 1997 registered N130JV and was delivered to Marshalls at Cambridge in December 1998.
13-5776 ‘United States Air Force’.
Lockheed Martin C-130J Commando 2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
130609 ‘Royal Canadian Air Force’ RCAF-ARC.
Lockheed Martin CC-130J
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
Delivered May 2011.
346 ‘Royal Jordanian Air Force’ GUTS AIRLINE, aqaba.
Lockheed C-130H Hercules
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
701 ‘Royal Bahraini Air Force’ (RBAF).
Lockheed C-130J /1
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
It first flew in April 1999 as N7328.
New, registered ZH880 to the ‘Royal Air Force’ as a Hercules C5 in May 1999.
To the ‘RBAF’ in 2018.
701 ‘Royal Bahraini Air Force’.
Lockheed C-130J /2
on Dennis Basford’s railsroadsrunways.blogspot.co.uk’
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