C-130J Hercules farewell flypast
On Wednesday 14 June 2023, the farewell flypast of the Royal Air Force's C-130J Hercules officially began as Omen 1, 2 and 3, departed RAF Brize Norton for their C-130 National Tour. We reported earlier on the route they would fly, visiting bases and land mark locations across the United Kingdom and everybody witnessing the flypast was encouraged to wave and take videos and pictures.
Omen 1 was C-130J ZH870, Omen 2 ZH868 and Omen 3 ZH871. ZH870 was adorned with special tail colours, to mark the occasion of 56-years of Hercules operations. If you look at the sticker, it gives the years of 1966 til 2023, which does not add up to 56, but 57. However, given it entered operational service in December 1966 and will be retired on 30 June, looking at actual dates, it makes sense.
It was a trip over central England, North Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland before landing at RAF Fairford rather than RAF Brize Norton, due to temperature issues at the Oxfordshire runway. The flypast gave the country a chance to say goodbye to the aircraft as they are prepared for retirement at the end of June. 
The first Hercules arrived at aerospace company Marshall's of Cambridge in December 1966. Since entering RAF service, originally with 242 Operational Conversion Unit at RAF Thorney Island, it has operated across the globe in support of UK military and humanitarian relief operations.
The Hercules are being replaced by the Atlas C1 (the RAF nickname for the A400M) fleet, of which they have 22 in operation, with the last one (ZM421, msn 129) being delivered late May 2023. They operate with 24, 30 and 70sq and also No. 1312 Flight Royal Air Force, commonly abbreviated to 1312 Flt RAF, which operates out of the Falkland Islands.
Credits: RAF, FlightRadar24 and various media outlets