| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | SCH-880 |
| Military Code: | 880 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed C-130K Hercules C3A |
| C/n (msn): | 382-4227 |
| Operator Titles: | Sri Lanka - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Colombo - Katunayake / Bandaranaike InternationalMap |
| Country: | Sri Lanka |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: VCBI IATA: CMB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 6 October 2023 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 610413 |
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FMS serial 66-8553 was delivered to the Royal Air Force as XV203 and assigned to the Lyneham Transport Wing (LTW) on 25 August 1967. It was converted to Hercules C1K in 1982 and stroed at Marshalls at Cambrdige from February 1999. The Herk was sold to Sri Lanka as CR880 and delivered on 6 September 2000. It was reregistered to SCH-3402 and later to SCH-880. It is assigned within the SLAF to No.2 Heavy Transport Wing. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2023, and has since been viewed 714 times. |