October 2023

[Rch135]

04/10/2023
Currently Crossing North Sea inbound Cambridge
TP84 84004/844 Swedish AF 71AL Sqn "SVF824"
Landed 1113L.
Departed 1327L

[colt41]

Hi
I was going past Cambridge airport and l saw about 5 C-130 tails near the control tower can anybody help with the serials.thanks

[Rch135]

16/10/2023
KC130J 168068/QB USMC VMGR-352 "Ranger81" has carried
Out a Check Flight late afternoon.
Note: Aircraft Departed 17/10 as "Ranger81" Having Arrived 07/08.

C130J 505 RAF of Oman 16Sqn "Majan283" is Currently inbound For Maintenance.
Landed 1715L.

18/10/2023
KC130J 168066/QD USMC VMGR-152 "Sumo77" Arrived From St Johns Around 1715ish.

[Lytham TL]

All, please can anyone confirm where 168068 was parked on Tuesday morning before it departed at about 10:30. It may have been left outside overnight after its test flight on Monday. It may have been parked to the right of all the stored RAF ones and was partly obscured by a building. Thanks.

[Trailspotter]

All, please can anyone confirm where 168068 was parked on Tuesday morning before it departed at about 10:30. It may have been left outside overnight after its test flight on Monday. It may have been parked to the right of all the stored RAF ones and was partly obscured by a building. Thanks.

168068 departed from Echo on Tuesday morning. After her return from FTEST on the previous afternoon she was being towed toward H16 at the same time when RAFO 505 was taxiing on Delta toward H17. I couldn't see from the mound where she ended up, but presume it was inside, as it was the case with other USMC KC-130Js having a short FTEST before the delivery the next day.

[Trailspotter]

18-Oct-2023
USMC KC-130J 168066 arrived at 17:11 BST as SUMO77.

[Rch135]

19/10/2023
TP84 84008/848 Swedish AF 71AL Sqn "SVF829" Was a P.M Visitor.

[Lytham TL]

thanks Trailspotter, that ties in with what we saw

[Rch135]

20/10/2023
C130J-30 5629 R Norwegian AF 335Skv "NOW335T" Departed Today Having Arrived 04/09/2023

[Trailspotter]

23-Oct-2023
USMC KC-130J 170037 arrived at 14:09 BST as HRCLS05.
RNeAF C-130H-30 G-275 departed at 15:17 BST as NAF33.

[Rch135]

For The Record: 170037(VMGR-153) Which Arrived 23/10 as Already Reported, is Still Coded BH and Carries VMGR-252 on The MLG Door.
G-275(Dep-23/10) Arrived Cambridge 19/09.