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Lockheed Hercules C3

Aircraft & Exhibits, AUG 1967-AUG 2011, Cosford, External Display, X005-5969

First flown as a prototype for the United States Air Force in August 1954, the C-130 Hercules, as a troop transport, disaster relief and aerial tanker aircraft has been a mainstay of the RAF transport fleet since the late 1960s (along with those of many other air forces); it has seen extensive operational use including the Falklands, Iraq and Afghanistan.

Large green-painted, four-engined high wing transport aircraft, © RAF Museum / (c) RAF Museum/ Iain Duncan

Recorded interview with Michael John Alderton, 23 April 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/020

Recorded interview with Mike Alderton, who flew as an air engineer in Hercules and VC10 aircraft, including the 1974 Cyprus evacuation, the 1982 Falklands War and the 1991 Gulf War.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Robert Winston Osborne, 14 January 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/022

Recorded interview with Robert Osborne, who served as a pilot in Hastings and Hercules aircraft during the 1960s and 1970s. His experience includes Hercules operations from Singapore with 48 Squadron.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, 21 March 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/001

Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Tim Pembrey, who flew as co-pilot and captain in Hercules aircraft with 24 and 70 Squadrons during the 1970s and 1980s.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Peter Gregory, 17 June 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/015

Peter Gregory served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft between 1975 and 1989. His experience includes Belize, Cyprus, Singapore, Gibraltar, support for airborne forces and Exercise Red Flag in Nevada.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader Max Roberts, 23 April 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/025

Recorded interview with Max Roberts, who served as a pilot in Hercules aircraft, including training in air-to-air refuelling for long-range airdrop sorties to the task force during the Falklands War.

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Recorded interview with Squadron Leader William Ragg, 3 July 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/017

Interview with Bill Ragg, who flew as air quartermaster and air loadmaster in Hastings and Hercules aircraft. His experience includes air drop operations, the Falklands War and humanitarian aid operations.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Anthony Eugene Peter Webb, 31 March 2014

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/024

Recorded interview with Tony Webb, who served as an AEO in Vulcan aircraft, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, as a pilot in Hercules, including the Falklands War, and on VC10s.

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Recorded interview with Wing Commander Colin Michael Eames, 22 July 2013

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6742/021

Recorded interview with Colin Eames, who flew as a navigator in Hercules aircraft. He also worked on VIP transport, operations planning and the development of new transport and airdrop techniques.

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Recorded interview with Flight Lieutenant Graham Peter Andrews, 15 April 2015

Film & Sound, In Storage, X005-6798

Recorded interview with Graham Andrews, who served as air quartermaster in Britannia aircraft and as a crewman in Wessex and Whirlwind helicopters on army support and search and rescue operations.

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