| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | ZH876 |
| Military Code: | 876 |
| Other Marks: | 876 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (L-382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed Martin C-130J-30 Hercules C4 |
| C/n (msn): | 382-5460 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Kabul - Hamid Karzai InternationalMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKB IATA: KBL Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | November 2005 to December 2005 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 315834 |
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This Herc C4 was sadly written off on 12 February 2007 during a movement of troops to a Tactical Landing Zone (TLZ) in Maysaan province, Iraq. After a Tactical Air Traffic Controller at the TLZ approved the landing, the landing went uneventful until the crew experienced a load bang and a bright flash during touch-down, caused by two IEDs. The aircraft slewed off the left-hand side of the runway and a left wing fire started The captain brought the aircraft to an immediate halt. Damage to the C4 appeared too large, so the aircraft was blown up on the scene. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 24 December 2020, and has since been viewed 239 times. |