End of an era: RAF flies workhorse C-130J Hercules for final time

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The RAF has flown the C-130J Hercules for the final time as the transport aircraft retires after 56 years of service.

The last two flights departed from RAF Brize Norton in Oxfordshire heading to Marshall Aerospace in Cambridge to be sold off along with the rest of the Hercules fleet.

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