RAF C-130 Hercules Mach Loop Farewell 😢 

Not envious at all here 😂 Some great memories there I’m sure 😎

Thanks Daf. Just the iPhone this one, thought I’d id do a quick and dirty one. That drop off East does freak me out, a lot. I find myself being VERY careful 😅

Thanks a lot 👍

Thanks bud 👍

Nice one! It was a great day, sad to see these RAF Hercs for the last time low level though eh? :(

No problem pal. I know that if I was at the other end I’d be hitting refresh on RU-vid trying to see footage of them 👍

Too true, I do love the A400. Such a capable machine 😎

I hope you saw them bud. Lyneham should never have closed imo

Thanks a lot bud. Yeah it’s a fair trek for me too, but I stayed in the Red Lion last night so I didn’t have the early morning dash. Hope you caught them at Waddo 👍

Thanks bud. A sad sight it has to be said. Such fantastic workhorse of the RAF, I’ll miss them :(

Thanks a a lot Dog 😎

Ahhh nice work. I drove past Bwlch this morning at 6:20 and the car park was already spilling over on to opposite side. Hope you got some good shots bud. It was fairly windy on East so I expect Bwlch was blowy too?

@@UKAviationMovies yeah, I was on the verge, first I went over to exit, but it was blowing a huwey, plus I was the only one there, so I trecked back to Bwlch top shelf, I'm just checking my footage and pictures now, a fantastic but long day 👍🇬🇧✈️

Look forward to seeing them Andy. I was on Bwlch on Tuesday. Only had a couple of Texans but at least it wasn’t a blank 😂

they will sell them on ....................................

Too many capable aircraft being retired from the RAF in recent years isn’t there. And too many “useless white males” apparently too. We’ve got some work to do to put us back on the right track… A sad day indeed :(

Being sold off to the highest bidder. Or, knowing the U.K. Government, the lowest bidder 😂

It’s really tricky to get it right. With these guys their route was pretty widely published. That route took them right through the Mach Loop so I put 2 and 2 together. Then there are factors like weather and serviceability of aircraft. It’s a minefield! Then some days it all come together so sweetly 😂

A-400s

A400 and C-17 👍

Agreed Chris. I do hope we buy some MC-130s or similar for our special ops. The A400 doesn’t seem like the right aircraft for that sort of role 🤷‍♂️