Farewell Fat Albert

[MJB]

Having just had a low pass by an RAF C130 Hercules, I was reminded that the RAF is retiring it's fleet of Hercs at the end of the month and there is a flypast planned for Wednesday taking in locations that were significant in the C130's (and 47 sqn) 56 year operational career with the RAF.

www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/a-flypast-to-mark-the-forthcoming-retirement-of-the-hercules-from-raf-service/

[spinno]

For a second I thought you were on intimate terms with Signor Berlusconi

[zou]

Jun 12, 2023 17:10:45 GMT spinno said:

For a second I thought you were on intimate terms with Signor Berlusconi

Silvio "Fat Albert" Berlusconi? 

[steveandthedogs]

I once looked slightly down at a Hercules pilot.

Which considering I was in the first floor science prep room was a bit worrying.

The lab tech was only worried because he was wobbling like fun as he came in on his practice bomb run.

S

[JohnY]

Jun 12, 2023 20:32:45 GMT steveandthedogs said:

I once looked slightly down at a Hercules pilot.

Which considering I was in the first floor science prep room was a bit worrying.

The lab tech was only worried because he was wobbling like fun as he came in on his practice bomb run.

S

They weren't bombers and you would not want to launch a bomb so low.

They were sometimes used to drop loads on sleds without suportive parachutes very close to the ground.

[steveandthedogs]

Yes John, I know all that.

Simple descriptive that most would understand.

S

[gray1720]

Port Stanley was bombed by an Argentinean Hercules. They rolled the bombs out of the back like cargo.

[willien]

Jun 13, 2023 11:54:32 GMT gray1720 said:

Port Stanley was bombed by an Argentinean Hercules. They rolled the bombs out of the back like cargo.

When it was us Brits turn we used Harriers (and Squaddies on the ground) to lob laser guided bombs over the mountain.  Pin point accuracy on the second run.  On the first run the Squaddy/Squaddys forgot to switch off the laser designator until the bombs were on a downward tragectory.  Accuracy and breaking radio silence to let on how it was achieved (and how repeatable it was) was credited with forcing the Argentinian surrender.