RAF C-130 XV196 has arrived

[andrew evans]

[Gerard M]

Nice photos Andrew thanks for putting them up, but i gotta say that's a shocking colour for any aircraft to be painted! Should be put down in the worst scheme thread that was running before.

[Nigel C]

I somehow don't think the military paints their schemes to be looking all flash out in the battle field...

Originally Posted by Dirtbag enemy pilot

Target acquired....no, wait...that one looks too good to bomb....abort!

The two above shots by Andrew show well the instrument under the nose that had to be removed for the towbar to be used.

[Gerard M]

Yea but they could at least go with the standard gray or the dark gray. But i suppose its good to be different from the rest every once in a while

Would that be an infra red camera of some sort that they removed?

[Nathan Long]

This aircraft is one of those used to assist the UK's Special Forces, so the colour scheme is suited to flying down in the weeds.

[Nigel C]

Does that mean you'll be wearing dark green for the golf day?