Nov 23, 2012 06:00 | #1 Almost near the end now. Today the boys did some practise for the tomorrows sqn family day & did a bit of a tour of the state to say good bye. Sad times.   IMG_6291 by cupra1, on Flickr IMG_6375 by cupra1, on Flickr IMG_6208 by cupra1, on Flickr IMG_6432 by cupra1, on FlickrPhil Cupra
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RedSloth Senior Member 412 posts Likes: 1 Joined Mar 2012 More info | Nov 23, 2012 06:03 | #2 Yes, and they did a dam fine job throughout that era. Cheers
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Nov 23, 2012 08:43 | #3 nice shots, what do they do with them now? pretty sure i flew in them during the Vietnam war...not sure, they never told us what the ride was.
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BobOh Goldmember  1,157 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2006 Location: Central Wisconsin More info | Nov 23, 2012 10:46 | #4 OK, I'll bite. Why is it the end of an era? Regards,
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Nov 23, 2012 16:38 | #5 rick_reno wrote in post #15279191 nice shots, what do they do with them now? pretty sure i flew in them during the Vietnam war...not sure, they never told us what the ride was. Rick, they have been put up for disposal. They are in great shape with only on average 21000 hrs flying time. BobOh wrote in post #15279560 OK, I'll bite. Why is it the end of an era? Bob it's the end of an era for the RAAF as the C130H fleet are the last of the classic airlifters in the RAAF. By that I mean the last to carry a flight engineer & Nav. Might I also say the last platform that can actually do what the manufacturer promised it could! Cupra
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BobOh Goldmember 1,157 posts Likes: 1 Joined May 2006 Location: Central Wisconsin More info | Nov 23, 2012 17:27 | #6 cupra103 wrote in post #15280643 Rick, they have been put up for disposal. They are in great shape with only on average 21000 hrs flying time. Bob it's the end of an era for the RAAF as the C130H fleet are the last of the classic airlifters in the RAAF. By that I mean the last to carry a flight engineer & Nav. Might I also say the last platform that can actually do what the manufacturer promised it could! Phil Thanks, Phil. I worked on H models for the last 20 years of my Air Force Reserve (Air Reserve Technician) career. We got ours brand new from the factory. When I retired the J models were well established in the fleet, but you are right, they didn't seem to be as reliable as the H models. Regards,
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Desertraptor Cream of the Crop  More info | Nov 24, 2012 05:36 | #7 Top shots Phil Peter
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dufflover Senior Member  315 posts Joined Nov 2012 Location: Australia More info | Nov 24, 2012 05:37 | #8 Read about this beforehand and sad I wasn't around to see it "Duffman, could you bring in two bottles of smooth, untainted DUFF?""Oh Yeah!"
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Busted Member 115 posts Joined Apr 2010 Location: Here and there. More info | Nov 24, 2012 10:09 | #9 Such a shame. Good photos! Gear: Battered Rebel XS - Sigma 10-20 - Canon 28-135 - Canon 50 f1.4
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faz077 Member 55 posts Joined Oct 2010 Location: Penrith, Australia More info | Nov 24, 2012 20:38 | #10 cupra103 wrote in post #15280643 they have been put up for disposal. Thought I read some were being sold, some were being gifted to Indonesia and a couple kept for historical purposes.
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