• Aircraft:

  Lockheed Hercules C.3

• Reg: XV294 photos
• Serial #:

  382-4259

• Airline: United Kingdom - Royal Air Force (RAF)
• Photo Date: Jul 11, 2008
• Uploaded: May 19, 2009
• Fairford Air Force Base - EGVA, United Kingdom

An RAF Hercules from the Lyneham Wing is seen here landing in driving rain on the Friday before the cancelled RIAT weekend. This is one of the original fleet and entered service in 1967; it was subsequently stretched and given a refuelling probe by Marshalls of Cambridge, maintenance contractors for almost the entire life of the aircraft. (400D; Sigma 80-400@199mm; fluid-head tripod; 100th sec exposure; stabilization switched off)

Photographer

Aircraft

markuswillmann XV294

1,470 0 0 Lockheed Hercules C.3

markuswillmann XV294

1,360 0 0 Lockheed Hercules C.3

Bob Wood XV294

2,087 0 0 Lockheed Hercules C.3

Photo location

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n94504 97-0222

98 0 0 Boeing F-15E Strike Eagle

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n94504 92-0364

97 0 0 McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle

Nathan Long 4052

125 0 0 Lockheed Martin F-16C Fighting Falcon

Photographer

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-JMAW

1,463 1 0 Beechcraft B200GT Super King Air

One of Martin Baker’s King Air 250s is seen here at its base at Chalgrove

Michael Brazier G-BGRE

861 0 0 Beechcraft 200 Super King Air

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Michael Brazier WL419

1,423 1 0 Gloster Meteor T.7