RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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Hercules C4 ZH873 written off in Iraq after being seriously damaged in a heavy landing during an apparent special forces mission in August 2017 http://www.janes.com/article/81404/raf- ... sg.twitter
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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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That's odd: it's been seen 'in action' in November 2017... (That is, according to the Scramble database.)
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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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pjotrtje wrote:That's odd: it's been seen 'in action' in November 2017... (That is, according to the Scramble database.)
Either a mispole or something doesn't add up indeed
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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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I would be interested to know where the November 2017 sighting came from because I have had ZH873 confirmed.

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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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Last flight visible in ADSB-exchange history was 28-6-2017 flying towards the Middle-East. Coverage is probably limited there but for sure it hasn't been back to Europe since. Others with a similar looking serial like ZH875 and ZH878 show recent activity so that Nov17-sighting is likely a misread.
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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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raameagle wrote:I would be interested to know where the November 2017 sighting came from because I have had ZH873 confirmed.

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Re: RAF lost C-130J in Iraq

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That well known aviation oracle (The Sun, oooh I am well read) has a C-130J's demise in August (2017) at Erbil Iraq. Not known what the pilot's chest size was but rest assured, The Sun will leave no stone unturned to get to the bottom of that.
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Was probably a mispole or typing error. It will be corrected in the database ;)
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