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Airframe Details for C-130 #5229

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5229 (89-0510)
LM Aero T/V 5229
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89-510
AC-130U
Current USAF 89-510
AC-130U
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 89-510 AC-130U
Unknown [act] 89-510 USAF 418 FLTS AC-130U
16 Nov 2006 [act] 89-510 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " Gunslinger"
Jun 2018 [act] 89-510 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " Gunslinger"

03 Jun 2020 [sto] 89-510 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " Gunslinger"
Retired from active service with three other AC-130U's at Hulbert Field.
26 Jun 2020 [sto] 89-510 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " Gunslinger"
Departs to boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona


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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