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RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 08 Feb 2014, 15:14
by delbydoo
Any takers? Just need to do all of the serials now that I've got the schemes sorted out......from circa 71-72, so the bulk will all have moved from Fairford to Lyneham but with 36 Sqn still at Akrotiri. It's gonna be a long night. Anyone fancy doing some flightplans, to take in areas such as Singapore, Aden, Malta, Iran and the likes? I (and a few others I would imagine) would be very grateful.

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Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 08 Feb 2014, 15:38
by VulcanDriver
Ah the memories. Saw them everyday flying over Littlehampton from Thorney Island.

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 09 Feb 2014, 06:53
by Sluffer77
OOh nice one Daryl :smt023

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 09 Feb 2014, 08:59
by Firebird
When I was younger I could never understand why the transports used the desert scheme but it does bring back the memories. Nice work.

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 09 Feb 2014, 09:57
by VulcanDriver
I later learnt they Thorney Island Herks were from an OCU and they flew over us to RAF Tangmere, which was still MOD in those days, for practice cargo drops.

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 09 Feb 2014, 19:08
by delbydoo
Here we go......practically the whole original RAF Herk fleet - less about 5 that had been lost since entering service. Flightplans for both the UK and for 70 Sqn (not 36 as I originally stated) at Akrotiri, but if anyone wants to do better plans and share them, I won't complain :wink:

Get them here: http://sdrv.ms/1ckJhLo

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Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 10 Feb 2014, 21:46
by Sonarboy
Fantastic work Daryl. Nice surprise.

Just what I needed.

Brian

:D :D :D

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 01:33
by timbob1
:D Nice one Daryl

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 08:56
by bigrich110
Which scenery is that your using there im trying to sort my Lyneham out

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 11 Feb 2014, 09:22
by delbydoo
UK2000 by Gary Summons

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Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 10:31
by Avtur
Thank's Daryl....excellent work :D

I've now got them calling into a couple of my HAF bases to collect a crate or two of Metaxa :smt030

Best Regards
Geoff

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 15 Feb 2014, 15:22
by delbydoo
Glad you like them Geoff

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Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 23 Jul 2014, 07:15
by brianf51
Super stuff Daryl and that brings back so many memories as they were also in and out of Kemble several times a week to be used as the Red Arrows support aircraft taking the ground crew to anywhere in the UK or further afield where the team were displaying. There is scope there for really oddball routes, Stornoway, Keflavik, Goose Bay, Claremont Ferrand, Suda Bay etc etc etc.

Re: RAF hercules Fleet early 70s

Posted: 27 Jul 2014, 18:11
by delbydoo
Thanks Brian; the plans were only very roughly done, but I tried to include as many places as they don't fly to these days (I think that made sense); embarrassingly I don't think I included Kemble in there. May have to revise that a little.