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Airframe Details for C-130 #5164

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5164 (88-1303)
LM Aero T/V 5164
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88-303
C-130H
Current USAF 88-303
AC-130W
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 88-303 C-130H
Unknown [act] 88-303 USAF 130 TAS C-130H
16 Mar 1992 [act] 88-303 USAF 130 AS C-130H
Oct 1993 [act] 88-303 USAF 130 AS 'WV' C-130H
Apr 1997 [act] 88-303 USAF 130 AS C-130H
Sep 2005 [act] 88-303 USAF 189 AS C-130H
Unknown [con] 88-303 MC-130W
Converted to an MC-130W
Oct 2011 [act] 88-303 USAF 73 SOS MC-130W
Unknown [con] 88-303 AC-130W
Converted to AC-130W.
Unknown [act] 88-303 USAF 73 SOS AC-130W
Jun 2015 [act] 88-303 USAF 16 SOS AC-130W
Mar 2020 [act] 88-303 USAF 15 SOS AC-130W
19 Oct 2020 [sto] 88-303 USAF 15 SOS AC-130W News Article
Aircraft’s final destination is Sheppard AFB, which falls under the Air Education and Training Command, where it will permanently stay to be repurposed as a weapons training system.


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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