Raf c130

[Peter Agatsiotis]

XV305 C130K RAF on SBS at the moment on Mode-S. May be heading for RIC or SYD!

[Gerard M]

From jetspotters it arrived darwin yesteday and was due to depart to Canberra. Not sure whether its now heading to or from Canberra at the moment.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Cheers Gerard; that's probably where it's heading.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Back on SBS again so may have left Canberra??

[Gerard M]

Just listening to the radio and it just contacted approach, independent visual approach 16R.

[Peter Agatsiotis]

Yep I lost it at 3800' (hoping it was near RIC)

[Lee G]

Just departed Sydney on 34L

[Greg Wood]

Sydney - Woomera - Perth as 'Ascot 5107'

[Jayden Laing]

Anyone know how old the aircraft as i seemed to be producing enormous amounts of smoke during both taxi & take off. I arrived on a Rex flight this morning in Sydney & was lucky enough to taxi past it heading down to 34L.

[Bob C]

Hi Jayden

It's one of the RAF's early ones which I think was delivered in 1968 or thereabouts. It was later converted to C3 standard but I'm not sure when.

[Dave Powell]

Hi Jayden

It's one of the RAF's early ones which I think was delivered in 1968 or thereabouts. It was later converted to C3 standard but I'm not sure when.

Delivered Sep 1968 I believe - only a baby compared to some of the USAF C.135's:D

[Peter Agatsiotis]

It was quite 'new' when I first saw it at an airshow at North Weald in May 1970.

[Chris Primmer]

The animal in question.

[Jayden Laing]

Thats her & she got up nice & early to, well atleast from the Rex Apron anyway