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ZH888 arr. 8th December 20 RAF (stored).
ZH875 arr. 7th April 22. RAF (stored).
ZH874 arr. 12th September 22 RAF (stored).
ZH878 arr. 19th December 22 RAF (stored).
ZH877 arr. 30th January 23 RAF (stored).
ZH872 arr. 9th February 23 RAF (stored).
ZH879 arr. 28th February 23 RAF (stored).
ZH866 arr. 20th March 23 RAF (stored).
ZH865 arr. 16th May 23 RAF (stored).
ZH869 arr. 24th May 23 RAF (stored).
ZH889 arr. 16th June23 RAF (stored).
ZH868 arr. 20th June23 RAF (stored).
ZH871 arr. 21st June23 RAF (stored).
ZH867 arr. 28th June23 RAF (stored).
ZH870 arr. 28th June23 RAF (stored).
409 arr. 11th August 23 South Africa.
166473 arr. 29th November 23 USMC.
MAK arr. 12th February 24 Qatar.
G-273 arr. 12th April 24 Netherlands.
166472 arr. 17th May 24 USMC.
S3-AGE arr. 13th June 24 Bangaldesh.
165739 arr. 24th June 24 USMC.
525 arr. 15th July 24 Oman.
167109 arr. 6th August 24 USMC.
168066 arr. 18th September 24 USMC.
G-275 arr. 23rd September 24 Netherlands.
B-537 arr. 23rd September 24 Denmark.

List updated on the 24th September to
Add G-275 Netherlands and B-537 Denmark which both arrived on the 23rd September.

Evening all, don't suppose anyone has an idea of the c130's parked out tday plz passed about 12-30 TIA

I've made an "inventory" of ex-RAF C-130Js today, 10-Sep-2024. There are 11 aircraft outside: 74 and 65 on the side of H17; 69, 79, 67, 70 and 72 in the front of H17; and 71, 89, 88 and 68 near the tower. The remaining four aircraft: 66, 75, 77 and 78, are currently inside.

Update:
the above was in the morning. In the afternoon, 66 was parked outside on the side of H17, whereas 70 and 68 went inside.

169225 noted outside today

First pass early AM

99-5479 Lockheed C.130J Hercules 382-5479 Bangladesh Air Force/S3-AGE
214 Lockheed C.130J-30 Hercules 382-5669 Qatar Emiri Air Force

and back again mid-Afternoon

165739 Lockheed KC.130J Hercules 382-5507 United States Marine Corps
169225 Lockheed KC.130J Hercules 382-5792 United States Marine Corps

another Marine C130 was in the hangar but steps in the way so not read off.

List updated on the 19th September to
Remove G-988 which departed on the 13th September having arrived on the 5th August 24 Netherlands.
Remove 169225 which departed on the 17th September having arrived on the 12th March 24 USMC.
Add 168066 which arrived on the 18th September USMC.

Thanks for the updated list chaps. I'm passing Cambridge next week for the first time in many years (>20 years). Could you supply locations or lat / long where to get any view of the foreign C-130's? Is it still a lay-by off Airport Way? Can anything be seen from the northwest / hangars side of the airfield?

Many thanks...there's a couple of gems there for me at the moment.

On the main September Monthly list showing both 169066 and 168066 as arriving on the 18th presume a typo.

Peter

Don't know any lay-bys on Airport Way but there is Crash Gate 4 near the 40 sign and opposite the 23 threshold. Zoom in on Google enough and you'll see a tiny 4.
There is also a crash gate with verge parking under trees almost straight across from 4 but no good for planes amongst the hangars.
Also the footpath along the fence if you park near 20 March Lane and walk about a mile north.
There are also gates on Coldhams Lane but difficult parking without a long walk back to the east.

Lovely job on your post mate, thank you

sdad wrote: ↑

Fri Sep 20, 2024 9:32 pm

Don't know any lay-bys on Airport Way but there is Crash Gate 4 near the 40 sign and opposite the 23 threshold. Zoom in on Google enough and you'll see a tiny 4.
There is also a crash gate with verge parking under trees almost straight across from 4 but no good for planes amongst the hangars.
Also the footpath along the fence if you park near 20 March Lane and walk about a mile north.
There are also gates on Coldhams Lane but difficult parking without a long walk back to the east.

Fantastic, thanks sdad.

Kings Meadow off Coldhams Lane gives some good views, and easy to stop if driving.

moxey wrote: ↑

Sat Sep 21, 2024 5:11 am

Lovely job on your post mate, thank you

Apologies, that my typo and corrected.

Stopped briefly around 6pm 18th Sept and noticed one (presumed ex RAF Herc) tail on had the grey rudder, but also a 2/3rds grey fin with a large white '56' painted on it. Can't see it noted in the excellent logs above so any offers on it's I/D? MTIA, Rob

Trailspotter wrote: ↑

Tue Sep 10, 2024 10:39 am

I've made an "inventory" of ex-RAF C-130Js today, 10-Sep-2024. There are 11 aircraft outside: 74 and 65 on the side of H17; 69, 79, 67, 70 and 72 in the front of H17; and 71, 89, 88 and 68 near the tower. The remaining four aircraft: 66, 75, 77 and 78, are currently inside.

Update:
the above was in the morning. In the afternoon, 66 was parked outside on the side of H17, whereas 70 and 68 went inside.

On a visit on the morning of the 16th Sept, I noted;
ZH870 (56 yrs) back outside, with G-273 and 7 other RAF ones, Front and side of H17,
also 4 RAF ones near the control tower,
Hope that helps.
Cheers
Les

Hi be passing around 9 am tomorrow, anyone know if 168066 is still outside following it's recent arrival please?

Thanks Les - you've solved my earlier query re the one marked '56', Rob

List updated on the 24th September to
Add G-275 Netherlands and B-537 Denmark which both arrived on the 23rd September.

Passed by Late aftrernoon Monday 30th September only noted 1 in the monsoon.

99-5479 Lockheed C.130J Hercules 382-5479 Bangladesh Air Force/S3-AGE