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Aircraft History
Date
Status
Local S/N
Airforce/Unit
Version
Name
Info
Unknown
[act]
7772
C-130H
Unknown
[act]
7772
FAV Esc 1
C-130H
Aug 1976
[msh]
7772
FAV Esc 1
C-130H
"24 de Julio"
Crashed after three attempts to land in bad weather with high winds and low visibility at Lages AB, Azores. Aircraft had 68 passenger from the Venezuelan Central University where en route to participate in the Festival Internacional del Canto Coral in Spain. Including the five crew, all 73 died.
Aug 1976
[w/o]
7772
FAV Esc 1
C-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
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