New H Model Herc Colour

[Dean]

No I am not confusing this with the J model.

I've recently seen a H model with a similar colour scheme to the J. It looks like a medium type grey with a light grey on the lower surfaces and seperated by a soft edge, waved demarcation line.

For interest only of course.

[Rod Farquhar]

Dean, I have also seen a simmilar aircraft here at Edinburgh a couple of months ago, I thought it may have been US Navy.
Rod.

[herkman]

Yes I heard the same thing, but lacking any info did not post.

Least we will eventuallu know which ones we are keeping.

NOw let me see, where is that fifth C17

Regards

Col

[Dean]

The H model in question is 08. The colour scheme is similar to the J model but has a waved demarcation line on the lower fuselage as opposed to the straight demarcation line on the J.

The scheme as displayed on 08 is the current authorised scheme and what the J should have looked like (so I am lead to believe).

No photos available yet.

[Rod Farquhar]

Here is a pic of the aircraft that I saw, could not make out any national markings but it did have some large numbers/letters on the side of the nose.
Rod.

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[herkman]

I may be wrong but I do not think it is one of ours.

E models never had the big numbers on the nose, and if I recall the A models only had them for a short time.

Prop tip colour are the old USN type, I believe that ours are black.

Regards

Col

[Dean]

That aircraft Rod would be a US Navy aircraft as there were 3 of them transiting through Richmond recently, each with a four digit number between the nose and crew door.

[darren.crick]

Rod, were the numbers like this, my shot of a US KC-130 160020 Avalon 2003...

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[darren.crick]

Perhaps one of our Sydney based spotters can help with an image.....

[Rod Farquhar]

No Darren, the colour scheme looks the same but, no numbers on the tail and as well as I could see with binoculars at Movements where it was parked the markings on the nose were. JW
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Rod.