Atlas arrives in the Falklands

Atlas C1 ZM415, the first of the type in the Falklands, touches down at Mount Pleasant. Adam Spalding THE RAF has begun to deploy its A400M Atlas C1 transport aircraft to the Falkland Islands. ZM415 was noted at RAF Mount Pleasant on March 27 and AFM understands the type has formally replaced the Hercules in providing the RAF’s tactical airlift capability in the South Atlantic. The C-130 has been operational in the Falklands since the station opened in 1985. RAF