Met Office 'snoopy' Hercules Aircraft #1
by British Crown Copyright, The Met Office / Science Photo Library
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Met Office 'snoopy' Hercules Aircraft #1
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British Crown Copyright, The Met Office / Science Photo Library
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Photograph - Photograph
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Met Office 'Snoopy' Hercules aircraft. This Hercules aircraft is performing a Meteorological Research Flight (MRF) for the Met Office, the UK's national weather monitoring and forecasting service. Designated a Hercules W.Mk.2, it was converted from Lockheed's C130-K design for the RAF. It has a weather probe instrumentation boom (red and white) mounted on its nose, and a radar scanner mounted above the cockpit. The aircraft number was XV208, though it was also known as 'Snoopy'. It entered service in 1973, and was retired in 2001.
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September 24th, 2018
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