C130 road move
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- A Lockheed C130 Hercules fuselage and wing sections were transpoted by road from RAF Lyneham to Hixon in Staffordshire on Sunday 23rd Jan 2011
This video was shot in three locations. Lyneham Village, Wootton Bassett and then from an overbridge above the M4
Blimey a long time since I last was in Wotton Basset I didn’t recognise Lyneham village but I’m going back to 1975 when I was posted there ! 😀
I arrived back from Gutersloh to Lyneham Dec 75 until I left RAF in June 79. Must have been there during your time Graham. Lyneham village hasn't changed that much since 70's except it has more cars and no RAF uniforms waliking around now that it is a joint academy. also a lot quieter with no aircraft, and I still miss them flying over my home on way to runway.
@@pilotdaffy I wasn’t there long May to late September waiting for my QPD Dog handler course by December I was at RAF Wyton
thankyou for this, gutted I missed the move, wish my dad was here to see this too. He worked on the wash bay for over 30 years so he would've cleaned this bad boy! Thanks again :o)
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This is something that we never see all the time...Absolutely awesome!!!This is the one of the best logistic jobs I've seen!!!Specially carrying this great aircraft of all times: C-130 K-HERCULES!!! Congratulations to the HGV driver(s) and all support on the ground that made this great job happen...
I went to many airshows and the plane I absolutely love is the c-130 Hercules
Why did it travel so far to be scrapped? or did it find a new home? great video though
It was scrapped. Many components were removed as spares before it left to go to an aircraft breaker. It would have been bought by the breakers yard.
Imagine when the driver finished his shift and went for a pint.
"So what did you do today mate?"
"Oh nothing much - just had a C-130 on the back of my lorry....."
+ToonandBBfan Haha, the company that carried out this journey specialize in aircraft moves so the aircraft type would make a different story each day lol
I personally do not know, but no-one would be able to move such a load without the careful planning and execution of the move by the police and the driving skills of the lorry driver.
Was it shot down or is that a new one?
Obviously no one paid to check the route, the traffic island bollard(s) should have been removed before the vehicle arrived!! (even the roundabout warning sign could have been unbolted by council!) And, why did no one think to symbolically halt the convoy at the (now) Royal Wootton Bassett memorial, as the coffins of our brave soldiers were, during repatriation from BN, which I assume this aircraft (or at least this class) were so instrumental for the most of the route back to UK! , I know there was not many there at that time of the day (I assume early Sunday morning) but.....
+Alan Cann The island bollard and road sign were dealt with at the time and did not need worrying about beforehand. This is what happens in everyday haulage. It was not a military convoy or anything other than a scrap aircraft being moved by road. Keep it moving and get it out of the way. I can see your sentiment, but its not at all fitting anymore that a passing NAAFI vehicle.
what was done in the end with the plane? fly once more, scrapped, museum? how many km was it from one end to the other? since they had an airport at either end, what about renting one of these big Antonovs,stick all inside and fly out and there in next to nothing? from watching other film about haulage through villages and towns, this one was rather unorganized. cars parked far to close on the left and right, traffic signs and bollards could have been removed. also to make it for the drivers easier to move these big trucks around. and get out of the way quicker.
+austrorus The C130 was transported after stripping of usable parts, including engines, for scraping at a specialist A/C scrapping facility at Hixon. The Aircraft was not in airworthy condition, and without all the stripped off bits could not have flown anyway. The road journey would have been around 150 miles, but open to correction. Cheaper than renting another large aircraft. It's not just the aircraft, it's the whole logistics involved. Not even sure the airfield at Hixon is still in use, Lyneham isn't now. There is a limit to organizing these road moves, sometimes you just have to deal with as it happens. This is one of those type of moves and it went ahead relatively easy. I am a truck driver.
+pilotdaffy thank you for the fast and clarifying reply. makes things also more understandable.and acceptable. have a good day,regards, from Moscow,Russia....
Awesome job
Which one was it?
+Brian May, This was the second road move. Not sure of A/C number.
Whoever is holding the camera - try not to pan so quickly - it can cause nausea in susceptible people (like me!)
Sorry Virginia, but this was filmed servral years ago so nothing can be done about it now, but you can always turn the video off if it makes you unwell and that is your control.
Approximately what cost was the Police support provided?
going though a village with that on the back
+Andy Dunne There was no other way it could be moved. Quickest way to M4. Breaking it up on site was not an option, and it could not be flown.
+pilotdaffy Hope you enjoyed the video though, it was fun making it and turned out a lot better than i had hoped for. Where did the five years go since I posted it lol. I miss being in the RAF, and at Lyneham, but that was 35 years ago now too.
OK
I feel very sorry for the people who have to put up with this
+Andy Dunne Sorry Andy, put up with what? It was only one of two of these road C130 moves. Lyneham is no longer an RAF base, since 2012 ,so aircraft are rarely seen flying over the area let alone moved along the roads.