On 30 January 2005 a Royal Air Force Lockheed C-130K Hercules C1, serial number XV179, callsign Hilton 22, was shot down in Iraq, probably by Sunni insurgents, killing all 10 personnel …

Nov 8, 2006 · Military aircraft accident summary for aircraft accident to Royal Air Force Hercules XV179 on 30 January 2005 in Iraq. MOD’s aircraft accident record system which summarises …

Feb 1, 2005 · The findings of the Board of Inquiry into the loss of RAF Hercules XV179 were published on 8 December 2005: The Secretary of State for Defence, the Rt Hon Geoff Hoon …

RAF Hercules XV179 departed Baghdad at 16:24 for a routine flight to Balad. The airplane was flying at low level when it was hit by enemy fire. The outboard 23 feet of the right wing …

Jan 30, 2025 · All 10 men onboard Hercules XV179, which was based at the former RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, were killed when the plane crashed on 30 January 2005 on its way from …

Jan 29, 2025 · On the 30 of January 2005, Royal Air Force Hercules XV179 was shot down whilst on a routine flight from Baghdad.

On 30 January 2005 the RAF Hercules C130K took off from Baghdad at 1324Z1 en route to Balad. The aircraft was on a routine passenger and freight move when, at 1330Z, a radio …

Jan 30, 2017 · Today marks 12 years since Hercules C130K flight XV179 was shot down over Iraq killing all ten crew. In this blog Group Captain Mike Neville pays tribute to the families left …

Jan 30, 2005 · The C-130K Hercules XV179 aircraft, known by its callsign Hilton 22, was on a routine mission in Iraq as part of Operation Telic when it was attacked, resulting in the loss of …

Jan 13, 2006 · Military aircraft accident summary: aircraft accident to RAF Hercules XV179; Collection. Inquiry reports