fatalbert Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Sad day today as the mortal remains of the sole C-130 W2 Hercules XV208 were unceremoniously chopped up at Cambridge.She was last used as a flying test bed for the A400M,but has been rotting slowly at Cambridge for a couple of years now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyot Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 What a shame,.....I used to see Snoopy regularly during the 1980`s both at Farnborough and at Lyneham and was always fascinated by her. I hope that her barbers pole nose was preserved when it was removed earlier and will appear in the Farnborough Museum? Cheers Tony Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomastmcc Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 oh man ... sad end.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 (edited) Afraid not Tony, it was chopped up and scrapped when it was converted to the test bed. Edited April 14, 2015 by fatalbert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 I was going to say it would be ideal for Cosford to go along with the other one- offs, but they already have a Herk....... Sad Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daryl_five_zero Posted April 15, 2015 Share Posted April 15, 2015 I was going to say it would be ideal for Cosford to go along with the other one- offs, but they already have a Herk....... Sad Trevor There's no such thing as too many Hercs... Daryl 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Small update,the complete nose has been saved for now to be used as a mock up .who knows it may be saved in the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon Kunac-Tabinor Posted April 17, 2015 Share Posted April 17, 2015 Sorry for the hack Fatalbert - but I keep reading your name as Fatal-Bert. ! Jonners Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted April 17, 2015 Author Share Posted April 17, 2015 Your not the first and probably won't be the last Jonners lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Navy Bird Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I don't know Snoopy, but I really hate it when they scrap aircraft like this. Makes you wish there was a museum on every corner that could take them all in. Cheers, Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 http://i246.photobucket.com/albums/gg81/stevieboy_album/herculesw2xv208.jpg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavodavo Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2VcHk00uhM Here it is being cutting up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 .......and at Greenham Common 1983 when in the company of other Hercs. RIP Snoopy Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I wonder where the cockpit is going? Hendon or DX? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max Headroom Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I wonder where the cockpit is going? Hendon or DX? What about FAST? Trevor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bentwaters81tfw Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 Possibly, or Newark as they have transport types. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Fleming Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 When was the refuelling probe fitted? During the A400M trials? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 I was in the same flight on the same IOTC as one of Snoopy's pilots, Rob Gregory! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The James Posted April 20, 2015 Share Posted April 20, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2VcHk00uhM Here it is being cutting up. That is heartbreaking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fatalbert Posted April 22, 2015 Author Share Posted April 22, 2015 The probe was indeed fitted during the A400 trials but it was used as an instrument probe instead of a fuel one.I think the nose is going to be used as a trial instalation mock up facillity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Truro Model Builder Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 (edited) I last saw Snoopy overhead RAF Marham when she was undertaking the A400M trials, in March 2009: Totally unexpected, and always a pleasure. Such a shame to see her go this way. Edited April 26, 2015 by T7 Models 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vixen5 Posted August 1, 2015 Share Posted August 1, 2015 Hi all The nose instumemt pole lives. It is on display at the Met Office in Exeter with a very fine display on all meteorological research flight aircraft. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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