C-130 Reference

C-130 Aircraft Database

Airframe Details for C-130 #3693

[Back to C-130 Aircraft Database menu | Missing Photos | Hall of Fame]

C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3693
[No photo available] Submit a photo	LM Aero T/V	3693
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USMC 149802 GV-1
	Current	USMC 149802 KC-130F
	Status	[w/o]

⇦ Copy-paste this code to link this airframe from our forum

Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

149802

GV-1

18 Sep 1962

[act]

149802

KC-130F

Unknown

[act]

149802

USMC VMGR-152 'QD'

KC-130F

24 Aug 1965

[msh]

149802

USMC VMGR-152 'QD'

KC-130F

Port wing hit seawall after veered off runway on take-off from Hong Kong on its way to Da Nang, Vietnam. The number one engine was only operating on partial power but decision was made to take-off any way. The aircraft was returning Marines to Vietnam after a leave for some rest. At the time the aircraft had 65 passengers and 6 crew but only twelve people survived.

24 Aug 1965

[w/o]

149802

USMC VMGR-152 'QD'

KC-130F

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

Any aircraft or serials missing from this list? Did you see incorrect, incomplete, or outdated data?
Add your corrections at the bottom of this page or send them to us!
[Back to the C-130 Aircraft Database]

Errors and Omissions

Please use this form to add any list any error or omissions you find in the above text.

Note: your comments will be displayed immediately on this page. If you wish to send a private comment to the webmasters, please use the Contact Us link.