One for the aircraft buffs,

[alfie]

While vanning last weekend near Cardiff airport,a C130 was flying circuits around about us,only this one looked a little different it had what I would call like blisters just forward of the tailplane.
Never saw anything like it on a Herc before,maybe some kind of anti missile thing.
                                        Alfie,

[ozzycat]

 no picys alfie 

[djac]

Anything like this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/berniec/images/23138/usaf-c130-hercules.jpg

or this:

http://www.flightglobal.com/airspace/media/philip_dalglish/emptys/40243/hercules-c130.jpg

[Varche]

While vanning last weekend near Cardiff airport,a C130 was flying circuits around about us,only this one looked a little different it had what I would call like blisters just forward of the tailplane.
Never saw anything like it on a Herc before,maybe some kind of anti missile thing.
                                        Alfie,

Just come back from Afghanistan maybe

[Omegatoy]

Gunship/ mounted two 50mm cannons for ground strafing damned effective to,
called spectre i believe!!

[RobG]

[alfie]

No nothing like any of those,I was thinking it's something newest because RAF St Athan is just down the road from Cardiff airport ,and they do a lot of mods and maintenance there.
                                                                                 Alfie

[Rods2]

Anything like this?

[omegod]

Aparently the spectre is one terrifying piece of kit when at full chat!

[Omegatoy]

Aparently the spectre is one terrifying piece of kit when at full chat!

Oh yes!!!

[Entwood]

The small pods you describe are part of the Anti-Missile defences, fitted to most military aircraft now, not just the Herc

[alfie]

Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

[Entwood]

Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

[Omegatoy]

Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

Thats interesting!! from 74 to 78 was in 244 airportable squadron,based at Benson seemed to spend most of my life being transported all round the world in the back of hercs!!!usually ended up playing cards on the top of landrovers to pass the time!!

[Entwood]

Hi endwood,I think your got it there,it was I think doing touch and go's at rhoose,also saw an Hawker Hunter and Tiger Moth over the weekend,
Any body interested in vanning or camping the rally field on Porthkerry Caravan Park is ideal for plane spotting.
                                                             Alfie,

I should have .. I spent 38 years flying the things, which included, for the last few years at least, operating those bits of kit when needed !!!!!!

Thats interesting!! from 74 to 78 was in 244 airportable squadron,based at Benson seemed to spend most of my life being transported all round the world in the back of hercs!!!usually ended up playing cards on the top of landrovers to pass the time!!

74-78 I was a young line engineer on 47 Sqn ... so probably had you down the back at some time !!!