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Airframe Details for C-130 #3168

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3168 (57-0461)
	LM Aero T/V	3168
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 57-461 C-130A
	Current	USNavy 57-461 C-130A
	Status	[sto]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Mar 1957

[act]

57-461

C-130A

Unknown

[act]

57-461

USAF 322 AD

C-130A

Unknown

[act]

57-461

USAF 317 TCW

C-130A

Unknown

[con]

57-461

DC-130A

Converted to a DC-130A in 1965

Unknown

[act]

57-461

USAF 4025 SRS

DC-130A

Unknown

[act]

57-461

USAF 350 SRS

DC-130A

Unknown

[act]

57-461

USAF 11 TDS

DC-130A

11 Jan 1979

[sto]

57-461

USAF MASDC

DC-130A

First coded CF026. Transferred to the USN while still in storage at MASDC March 15, 1979 and coded 2G001. Unknown if operated by the USN during this time. Coded back to the USAF as CF029 on May 6, 1980.

Sep 1982

[act]

57-461

USAF 4950 TW

DC-130A

Unknown

[act]

57-461

DC-130A

Used for an avionics testbed.

25 Jun 1986

[sto]

57-461

USAF AMARC

DC-130A

CF050

Unknown

[con]

57-461

C-130A

Converted back to a C-130A standards, however the drone wing pylons remained as well as the specialized nose.

Unknown

[act]

570461

USNavy NWTS

C-130A

18 May 1989

[act]

57-461

USAF 6514 TS

C-130A

Aug 1993

[act]

570461

C-130A

Operated by Flight Systems and later AVTEL Flight Test Inc. on behalf of the US Navy.

Unknown

[sto]

57-461

C-130A

Stored near Armitage Field, RoCAF Lake.

Oct 2005

[sto]

57-461

C-130A

Designated for the US Naval Museum of Armament and Technology at RoCAF Lake.

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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