RAF Farewell Fly Past 14-6-2023

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1000    Depart RAF Brize Norton

1025    National Memorial Arboretum, Alrewas

1034    RAF Cosford

1122    RAF Valley

1148    FS Aldergrove

1251    RAF Lossiemouth (with Typhoon escort)

1408    RAF Leeming

1410    RAF Topcliffe

1423    Beverley

1435    RAF Waddington

1438    RAF College Cranwell

1458    Cambridge Airport

1504    RAF Mildenhall

1515    Colchester Garrison

1622    MOD Boscombe Down

1625    Salisbury Plain (West Down Camp)

1632    MOD Lyneham

1636    Royal Wootton Bassett

1639    Defence Academy of the UK, Shrivenham

1643    Dalton Barracks, Abingdon

1651    RAF Halton

1655    RAF High Wycombe

1705    RAF Brize Norton

RAF Hercules marks the completion of operations with flypast

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An RAF Hercules has marked the completion of operations by the transport aircraft from RAF Akrotiri with a flypast over the Cyprus station.

The last operational Hercules flight took place at 1000 on 4 June 23, when 47 Squadron flew from RAF Akrotiri to RAF Brize Norton. Deputy Commander Operations Air Marshal Harvey Smyth gave a speech at the parade praising the proud history of the aircraft before boarding, along with the current members of 47 Sqn, for the return flight.

Group Captain Simon Cloke, RAF Akoritiri Station Commander and former Hercules pilot gave the final salute at the ceremony. He said “I’m not going to lie there was a little bit of dust in the eye during the event, it’s a great honour and privilege for the station.”

 It’s been in service for 56 years and it’s spent the majority of that time flying in and out of Cyprus.

Wing Commander Richard Fawkes,
903 Expeditionary Air Wing Commanding Officer

Squadron Leader Kenny Bracken is the Air Mobility detachment commander at RAF Akrotiri, who has spent 10 years on the Hercules as both an operator and training instructor at RAF Brize Norton. He said, “Today is a momentous occasion, the Herc has been involved in operations all around the world, it’s been a highlight of my career to fly the Herc.”

The Atlas C1 fleet, which has been operating alongside Hercules for some time including assisting with the evacuation of civilians from Afghanistan and Sudan, will now deliver Tactical airlift in support of operations. Atlas is the next generation of tactical air transport and can deliver greater loads (almost twice that of C-130), further and faster.

https://www.raf.mod.uk/news/articles/raf-hercules-marks-the-completion-of-operations-with-flypast/