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Goose Posted: Mon, Sep 1 2008 10:11 AM

Trouble with the landing gear made this unfortunate Lockheed C-130 unservicable and beyond repair. The UK Air Force therefore decided to blow up the aircraft and destroy it entirely.

Looks like a C-130J to me??

Interesting video though...

http://www.dutchops.com/Interesting/UK_C-130.html

 

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Batfink replied on Mon, Sep 1 2008 11:36 AM

I believe it to be C130J ZH876 which was hit by an improvised explosive device as it landed in Maysan province, Iraq.

 The heavily censored conclusions of the Board of Inquiry can be found here.

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JHFOX13 replied on Wed, Sep 17 2008 1:50 PM

That was one hell of an explostion and the footage was awsome!!

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Clockwinder replied on Fri, Aug 7 2009 10:22 PM

 "Trouble with the landing gear"!!!? If you notice, the A/c is canted to stbd as the result of the IED taking out the stbd LG. Declared Cat 5 in theatre since repairs beyond local capabilities.

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The Jason replied on Sat, Jan 9 2010 6:21 PM

Airbus will be doing this to the pre-production A400M soon.

 
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