By: Growler - 27th June 2004 at 08:44
I remember seeing Snoopy’s picture as a kid, in the RAF yearbook of about 1970, and being fascinated with it since. It would be a real shame if Snoopy were butchered to preserve just the cockpit. Surely this aircraft would deserve a place at Cosford, not just as an aircraft which has served superbly in its role, but also simply as a Hercules, a fifty year old now classic design?
By: geedee - 26th June 2004 at 20:16
The role was taken over by BAe 146 G-LUXE.
From http://www.tabacofamily.com/jtabaco/snoopy.aspCan’t find anything that says what she is doing these days – guess she is still stored at Boscombe Down? – or what will happen to her…
Flood.™
She’s still at Boscombe, normally parked outside my window neatly blocking the view I have of the runway !
Not complaining though
Make a hell of a cockpit for the collectors with that 25 foot barbers pole out front !
By: Flood - 26th June 2004 at 20:10
The role was taken over by BAe 146 G-LUXE.
From http://www.tabacofamily.com/jtabaco/snoopy.asp
From: Derek Percival [mailto:derek.percival@metoffice.com]
Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 9:38 AM
To: [email]jtabaco@suffolk.lib.ny.us[/email]
Subject: UK C130 W Mk2 XV208
Joey for your information, the UK Met Office (Met Research Flight) ceased opperations of their C130K (Hercules W Mk2) (named Snoopy) on 31th March 2001.Her last weather trip was on 28/03/01 returning from a successful trip to Tromso in northern Norway. On this trip, she was looking at the Arctic ice pack and its effect on global climate and satellite meteorology.
Snoopy served with MRF from 1972 to 2001, and flew over 1800 research sorties that took her to all the continents, from Rio de Janerio and the Solomon Islands, to the Polar ice caps.
She was the most capeable atmospheric research aircraft in the world, being used by not only the UK Met Office, but governments and research organisations through out the world, including the US. She will be greatley missed!
Can’t find anything that says what she is doing these days – guess she is still stored at Boscombe Down? – or what will happen to her…
Flood.™
By: RobAnt - 26th June 2004 at 19:44
My understanding is that she is now retired – saw her at either Yeovilton, or more probably, Culdrose a year, or maybe two, ago – where I heard it was her last year, or something – its all a bit sketchy to me now.
http://www.f4aviation.co.uk/airshow01/boscombe/xv208.htm
This image is from the f4aviation website, Copyright Tom Mcghee 2001 – I hope they don’t mind me posting this link. If so, please comment and I’ll remove it.
It is mentioned in Hansard, on the 2 Apr 2001, that DERA were looking for alternative customers for her, but I’m not sure that any were found.
Her role was taken over by a British Aerospace 146-300 region jet operated by British Aerospace Systems from Woodford, Manchester & operated by the Met Office.
By: Vulcan903 - 11th June 2003 at 22:42
I thought she was in the USA ! I would also be interested to know. I use to see it often at Farnborough. Naff all these days!
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