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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-100 / C-130 Hercules
    Latest Model:Hercules C.3
    Last Military Serial:XV217 RAF
    Construction Number:4244
    Compressed ID:Lockheed Hercules C.3 sn XV217 RAF...
    Latest Owner or Location:47 SQN, RAF Lyneham

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a Hercules C.1.

    Circa 1966

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 66-8567.
    S/n allocated for production administrative purposes, aircraft did not serve with US forces.

    30 November 1967

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Air Force with s/n XV217.

    13 August 1977


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hercules C.1, callsign Ascot 5299, of 47 Squadron acting as support aircraft for the RAF Falcons parachute display team at the 1977 RAF Lossiemouth Open Day.

    By May 1981

    Transferred to 47 SQN, RAF Lyneham.
    Operated with markings: 217, 217

    10 May 1981


    Photographer: Robert Nichols
    Notes: over-flying RAF Innsworth (Staverton) Airshow

    Circa 1983

    Converted to a Hercules C.3.

    16 September 1993


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hercules C.3P of the Lyneham Transport Wing on final approach to Runway 05 at RAF Lossiemouth in September 1993.

    22 October 2004


    Photographer: Peter Nicholson
    Notes: Hercules C.3, callsign Ascot 643, of Lyneham Transport Wing as seen at Carlisle in October 2004 taking part in Exercise Eagles Eye 04.

    12 July 2010

    Tendered for scrap.

    23 January 2011

    Transported by ground.
    Fuselage transported by road to Air and Ground Ltd, Hixon.

    By September 2014

    Scrapped.
    At Air and Ground Ltd, Hixon.
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