Aircraft Photo of 9J-RCV | Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules (382E) | Zambia Government | AirHistory.net #401663
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:9J-RCV
Aircraft Original Type:Lockheed L-100 Hercules
Aircraft Generic Type:Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382)
Aircraft Version:Lockheed L-100-20 Hercules (382E)
C/n (msn):382-4101
Operator Titles:Zambia Government
Location
City / Airport:Ndola - Simon Mwansa KapepweMap
Country:Zambia
Airport Codes:ICAO: FLSK   IATA: NLA   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1967
Photo from:Kjell O Granlund Collection
Photo ID: 401663
Photo Comment

When then Rhodesia was embargoed by the United Nations, it retaliated by closing the border to Zambia, cutting off the supply lines for among other things fuel. The Zambian Government acquired two Hercules that operated in the national colours with the Zambian civil aviation ensign on the tail.

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