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Airframe Details for C-130 #3205

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3205 (57-0498)
LM Aero T/V 3205
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RAAF A97-205
C-130A
Current RAAF N205FA
C-130A
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
08 Nov 1958 [act] A97-205 C-130A
12 Nov 1958 [act] A97-205 RAAF 2 AD C-130A
19 Dec 1958 [act] A97-205 C-130A
29 Oct 1965 [act] A97-205 RAAF 36 sqn C-130A
08 Dec 1967 [i/a] A97-205 RAAF 2 AD C-130A
Replaced defective wings.
05 Feb 1968 [act] A97-205 RAAF 36 sqn C-130A
Nov 1972 [act] A97-205 RAAF 36 sqn C-130A
A97-205 flew the 100,000th accident free hours by the C-130A in RAAF service. Sqn Ldr “Red” Green was the Captain. The rest of the crew was W/O Barrie Dunsdon F/E, Flt Lt Doug Wickham NAV, PltOff Steve Elliot Co-Pilot and W/O Keith Muldowney L/M.
15 Nov 1973 [act] A97-205 RAAF 486 sqn C-130A
07 Mar 1978 [i/a] A97-205 C-130A
Put up for sale and an offer was put in by Global Jet Sales/Parmax, N22660, but never took place.
Mar 1989 [i/a] N205FA C-130A
Fuselage only at Holsworthy Army Base, NSW as a parachute training aid.


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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