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Airframe Details for C-130 #3738

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Aircraft: 3738 (62-1791)
LM Aero T/V 3738
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 62-791
C-130E
Current USAF 62-791
EC-130E
Status [i/a]
High air frame aircraft and was nicknamed Super Plane and the superman symbol was painted at the crew entrance.


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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 62-791 C-130E
Unknown [act] 62-791 USAF 1608 ATW C-130E
Unknown [con] 62-791 C-130E-II
Converted to C-130E-II
Apr 1976 [con] 62-791 EC-130E
Converted to EC-130E
Unknown [act] 62-791 USAF 7 ACCS EC-130E
Some sources have it converted to MC-130E and in service with 17SOS in 2005.
Nov 2005 [act] 62-791 USAF 1 SOS EC-130E
Feb 2011 [i/a] 62-791 EC-130E
Instructional airframe at NAS North Island.


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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