no. 30 squadron raf

bgcolor="lightskyblue" colspan="3" align="center" style="border-bottom:3px solid"\|No. 30 Squadron
olspan="3" align="center"\| Squadron badge
gcolor="lightskyblue" colspan="3"\|Information
b>Role	colspan="2"\|Air Transport
b>Aircraft Operated	colspan="2"\|C-130 Hercules
b>Home Station	colspan="2"\|RAF Lyneham
b>Motto	colspan="2"\| Ventre a terre - "All out".
gcolor="lightskyblue" colspan="3"\|History
b>Date Founded	colspan="2"\|24 March 1915
b>Badge	colspan="2"\|A date palm tree
b>Notable Battle Honours	colspan="2"\|

No. 30 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the second generation C-130J Hercules from RAF Lyneham, Wiltshire. The RAF transport fleet is in a period of flux and the Hercules C4/C5 fleet is a major part of this. The RAF ordered 25 of the aircraft with first deliveries in 1999. The first generation Hercules C1/C3 fleet is due to be replaced by 25 Airbus A400Ms at which time RAF Lyneham will close. This will see RAF's transport aircraft concentrated at RAF Brize Norton with the C-17 and tanker fleets.

RAF Hercules units

C4/C5

No. 24 Squadron
No. 30 Squadron

No. 30 Squadron Raf

RAF Hercules units

C4/C5

C1/C3

See also