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Airframe Details for C-130 #5168

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Aircraft: 5168 (88-1307)
LM Aero T/V 5168
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88-307
C-130H
Current USAF 88-307
AC-130W
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 88-307 C-130H
Unknown [act] 88-307 USAF 130 TAS C-130H
16 Mar 1992 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS C-130H
Oct 1993 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS 'WV' C-130H
Apr 1997 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS C-130H
Feb 2006 [act] 88-307 USAF 16 SOW C-130H
Apr 2006 [con] 88-307 MC-130W
Converted to an MC-130W
Dec 2006 [act] 88-307 USAF 550 SOS MC-130W
Oct 2007 [act] 88-307 USAF 73 SOS MC-130W
Unknown [con] 88-307 AC-130W
Converted to AC-130W.
May 2012 [act] 88-307 USAF 73 SOS AC-130W
Jun 2015 [act] 88-307 USAF 16 SOS AC-130W
29 Jun 2022 [sto] 88-307 USAF AMARC AC-130W


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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