Coroner David Masters, yesterday concluded the inquest of the crew who died on Hercules XV179, by saying these men were victims of “serious systemic failures” by the Ministry of Defence.

Service to rethink procedures after board of inquiry reveals details of attack on C-130K soon after take-off in Iraq ...

The Hercules C130K aircraft, 47 Squadron Special Forces flight XV179, ... All 10 men on board - nine RAF serviceman and a soldier - were killed.

The RAF Hercules - a brief history . This month the Royal Air Force (RAF) brings the curtain down on 56 years of operating the Lockheed Martin C-130, more commonly known by the RAF as the Hercules ...

The loss of a C-130K Hercules in Iraq is pushing the British Defense Ministry to address intelligence failings, change low-flying tactics, and consider modifications to its transport fleet.

The plan to phase out the RAF C-130 Hercules fleet in a couple of years has been made official. “The Royal Air Force will retire the BAe146 as planned by 2022 and take the C130 Hercules out of ...

The Hercules first entered RAF service in the UK-specific C-130K configuration in October 1966, and was supposed to fly in its latest C-130J/C-130J-30 standard through to 2035.

LONDON – Britain will receive the first of three life-extended C-130K Hercules transport aircraft in the third quarter of 2009, with the aircraft to enter service at the beginning of 2010. The U ...

Iconic Hercules military plane landed at Oxfordshire's RAF Brize Norton on Easter Monday. ... Huge Hercules warplane arrives at RAF base from New Zealand to help efforts for Ukraine ...