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Airframe Details for C-130 #3018

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3018 (54-1631)
LM Aero T/V 3018
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 54-631
C-130A
Current Civilian N117TG
C-130A
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 54-631 C-130A
Jul 1957 [act] 54-631 USAF 61 TCS C-130A
Unknown [act] 54-631 USAF 18 TCS C-130A
Aug 1964 [act] 54-631 USAF 314 TCW C-130A
May 1967 [act] 54-631 USAF 4442 CCTW C-130A
Nov 1969 [act] 54-631 USAF 704 TAS C-130A
Unknown [act] 54-631 USAF 143 TAS C-130A
Nov 1971 [act] 54-631 C-130A
Jan 1976 [act] 54-631 USAF 327 TAS C-130A
Jul 1976 [act] 54-631 USAF 143 TAS C-130A
Unknown [act] 54-631 USAF 105 TAS C-130A
Oct 1989 [act] N117TG C-130A
T&G Aviation, Chandler MAP, Arizona. Converted to a water bomber in June of 1992.
Mar 2000 [act] N117TG C-130A
Went into storage at Chandler MAP, Arizona.
Jun 2002 [act] N117TG C-130A

International Air Response Inc., Chandler MAP, Arizona. As of September 2002 the aircraft was being operated by the Spanish government as a lease? The aircraft as of 2010 been operating in Stennis, Mississippi with International Air Response for Marine Spill Response Corporation. Where it was used as part of the Deepwater Horizon oil Spill.
Unknown [act] N117TG C-130A
New paint scheme for International Air Response Inc


Abbreviations and symbols:
[act] Active [i/a] Instructional Airframe [sto] Stored (e.g. at AMARG)
[cld] Cancelled Order [msh] Involved in Mishap [w/o] Write-off
[con] Converted [o/o] On Order
[des] Destroyed (drone) [pre] Preserved (museum, gateguard) T/V LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number
[emb] Embargoed [scr] Scrapped Photo Available
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