Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1, XV297 / 4263, Royal Air Force
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Registration: XV297
Construction Number: 4263
Code Number: 297
Model Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Leeuwarden (LWR / EHLW), Netherlands
Airshow: Leeuwarden - Klu Open Dag - 1985
Photographer: Mat Herben
Date Taken: 22/06/1985
Date Submitted: 25/01/2024
In 1984 and 1985 the RAF was involved in famine relief operations in Upper Volta. Aircraft flying those mission wore the "Mercy Flight" titles as seen on this Hercules.
Picture ID:1873430