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Airframe Details for C-130 #3207

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3207 (57-0500)
LM Aero T/V 3207
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RAAF A97-207
C-130A
Current Civilian N207GM
C-130A
Status [scr]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
25 Nov 1958 [act] A97-207 C-130A
19 Dec 1958 [act] A97-207 RAAF 86 W C-130A
06 Nov 1964 [act] A97-207 RAAF 36 sqn C-130A
15 Nov 1973 [act] A97-207 RAAF 486 sqn C-130A
17 Jun 1975 [msh] A97-207 RAAF 486 sqn C-130A
Wing was hit and damaged by a taxiing F-86 Sabre just before take-off.
Nov 1975 [act] A97-207 RAAF 486 sqn C-130A
24 May 1978 [act] N2267B C-130A
May have been stored during this time and registration may not have been used. Need further details. Was bought by Global Jet Sales/Parmax from Fort Worth, Texas but registration not used.
27 Nov 1985 [act] N22FV C-130A
Registered to Ford & Vlahos based in San Francisco, California.
19 Mar 1986 [act] EL-ALM C-130A
Red Cross and named 'The Wizard of OZ'?
05 Dec 1986 [sto] EL-ALM C-130A
Stored at Avalon VIC.
Jan 1987 [sto] EL-ALM C-130A
Stored at Laverton
Mar 1989 [sto] N207GM C-130A
Re-registered while in storage at Laverton.
Nov 1992 [sto] N207GM Civilian Lockheed C-130A
Flown to Lockheed facility in Alverca, Portugal and put into storage.
Sep 2001 [scr] N207GM C-130A
Broken up sometime after this date.


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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