RAF C.1P & C.3P

[DC10FE]

Does anyone know if the RAF C.1P\'s & C.3P\'s kept their designations when they were sold to Austria (3), Mexico(4) & Sri Lanka(2). Or did these countries revert back to the C-130K designation?

Thanks,

Don R.

[US Herk]

I cannot answer your question directly, except to add that for the short time I was there, my understanding was that the RAF designation was \"C-130K C.Mk1/3\" & I understood it to be called C-130K there - at least, that\'s what the RAF operators called them \"Ks\" and \"Mk1\" or \"Mk3\"

My logbook is endorsed as follows:

Aircraft Type: Hercules CMk1/3

The crews call her \"Hercules\" or \"Albert\"

Like USAF, however, official designations and what crews actually call things are often slightly different! ;)

[DC10FE]

Thanks, US. It\'s pretty confusing since, in Lars\' book, they\'re designated as C.1 (original C-130), C.3 (stretched model) & a \"P\" suffix for IFR capability. I\'ve been told by a friend that the \"P\" was dropped after they were all modified.

Like USAF, however, official designations and what crews actually call things are often slightly different!

\"Slightly\" being the key word there?

Don R.