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The C-130 Hercules: Legendary Supercarrier Of The RAF | Royal Air Force ...


    I thought I would share this video here.  It is about the important role of the C-130 Hercules in the Royal Air Force (ARF).  The video begins by explaining how the role of the RAF transitioned from that of strategic to tactical during the 1960s.  It goes in length to Great Britain's indepth defense of the sea by air, including the use of the Nimrod.  Named for the Greek Hunter.  The video goes through the history of different aircrafts, including the Jaguar, was the narrator describes it as an Anglo-French project.  
The narrator goes into the Skyhawk Harrier.  Going into the Falklands War in 1982.  Originally, the Shackltons were used to call in airstrikes at sea.  They were an older aircraft, but they had an advanced radar.  
    By 1986, the British were still using this aircraft and searching for a replacement.  It even goes into the operation known as Desert Shield, which the RAF's contribution was operation Granby.  In 1990, the UN passed a resolution for the liberation of Kuwait.  Iraq, under Saddam Hussein did not comply.  Desert Shield became Desert Storm.  At this point the Hercules was being used to transport supplies.   The training for RAF pilots begins at Cranwall.  It has been the cadet training facility since 1920.  Eventually, the video goes into the Euro Fighter, a new multi-role fighter.  The Euro Fighter will have limited stealth ability.  This video was first released in 1997.  This video really turned out to be a history of the RAF post World War II, rather than about the C-130J, as one of the commenters noted.

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