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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-100 / C-130 Hercules
    Latest Model:Hercules C.3P
    Last Military Serial:XV202 RAF
    Construction Number:4226
    Compressed ID:Lockheed Hercules C.3P sn XV202 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England

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    Dates

    Event

    Circa 1967

    Constructed as a Hercules C.1.

    Circa 1967

    Assigned s/n 66-8552 with the United States Air Force for administrative purposes. It did not serve with this service.
    The serial was allocated for Production Administrative purposes only. Aircraft did not serve with US forces.

    Transferred to Marshall of Cambridge.
    Sent to Marshall for painting and fitting out in preparation for RAF service.

    17 August 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV202.

    Circa February 1968

    Transferred to 48 Squadron, RAF Changi, Singapore.

    Circa December 1971

    Transferred to 242 Operational Conversion Unit, RAF Thorney Island.

    Circa 1975

    Base of operations changed.

    From Unknown to 10 September 1984

    Converted to a Hercules C.3P.
    Converted at Marshall of Cambridge (Engineering) Ltd.

    10 September 1984

    Transferred to Lyneham Transport Wing, RAF Lyneham.

    29 July 1989


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: at RNAS Yeovilton Airshow

    2011

    Transferred to 47 Squadron, RAF Brize Norton.

    12 August 2011

    Ferry flight.
    Flown from RAF Brize Norton to RAF Cosford by a crew from No 47 Squadron.

    13 December 2011

    Placed on display with Royal Air Force Museum, Cosford, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
    Towed onto RAF Museum land and placed on external public display.
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    21 May 2012


    Photographer: Arjun Sarup

    28 November 2012


    Photographer: Terry Fletcher
    Notes: 2012 photo taken outside the Royal Air Force Museum in Cosford UK

    To Royal Air Force Museum, Midland, Cosford, Shropshire, England.
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     John Bennett
    Terry Fletcher
    Mike Henniger
    Robert Nichols
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