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Hercules Squadron Marks 100th Birthday

The Princess Royal has been at RAF Brize Norton to mark the centenary of one of the station's three Hercules squadrons.
 
As Honorary Air Commodore to the base, Her Royal Highness joined commanders, family and friends, as its personnel lined up on parade.
 
No. 47 Squadron has been flying the C-130 since the sixties and has played a part in almost every military operation since.
 

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