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Airframe Details for C-130 #4681

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Aircraft: 4681 (74-1689)
LM Aero T/V 4681
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 74-689
C-130H
Current FAE FAE-898
C-130H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Aug 1976 [act] 74-689 C-130H
Sep 1976 [act] 74-689 USAF 463 TAW C-130H
Dec 1991 [act] 74-689 USAF 773 AS C-130H
Mar 1994 [act] 74-689 USAF 40 AS C-130H " GIZMO"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
Sep 1997 [act] 74-689 USAF 40 AS C-130H " GIZMO"
Jan 2012 [act] 74-689 USAF 53 AS C-130H
Sep 2014 [act] 1689 C-130H
Oct 2014 [act] 1689 AfgAF 373 FWS C-130H
Unknown [sto] 1689 C-130H
Fled Afghanistan in 2021 ending up at OGMA (Portugal).
25 Apr 2024 [act] FAE-898 C-130H News Article

Handed over as part of the State Partnership Program


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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