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Airframe Details for C-130 #5054

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5054 (85-0012)
LM Aero T/V 5054
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85-012
MC-130H
Current USAF 85-012
MC-130H
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 85-012 MC-130H
Unknown [act] 85-012 USAF 7 SOS MC-130H
Apr 1994 [act] 85-012 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H
29 Dec 2004 [msh] 85-012 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H

Destroyed in Iraq when landed on a runway that was undergoing maintenance. A large section of the runway had been cut out. When the aircraft dropped into the pit it hit the other side and sheered a large chunk of the belly. Fortunately the entire crew survived.
29 Dec 2004 [w/o] 85-012 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H


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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