The Lockheed Hercules C-130 with its unflattering nicknames such as 'Fat Albert' and 'Roman Nose' has proven to be one of the most remarkable aircraft in the RAF. Intended as a direct replacement for the likes of the Handley Page Hastings, Vickers Valetta and Armstrong Whitworth Argosy, its maiden service flight took place in October 1966 with little fanfare before it entered service the following year. During the Cold War, the aircraft's would-be...