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Airframe Details for C-130 #4788

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4788
LM Aero T/V 4788
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RAAF A97-008
C-130H
Current TNIAU A-1338
C-130H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
07 Sep 1978 [act] A97-008 C-130H
Unknown [act] A97-008 RAAF 36 sqn C-130H
17 Nov 2006 [act] A97-008 RAAF 37 sqn C-130H " You Sent us to Arabia"
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
May 2012 [act] A97-008 RAAF 37 sqn C-130H

Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
50th Anniversary tail art
30 Nov 2012 [sto] A97-008 RAAF 37 sqn C-130H
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Retired from service. Still at Richmond as of March 2016. Still wears "50 Years" artwork
Apr 2019 [act] A-1338 C-130H
Aug 2019 [act] A-1338 TNIAU 33 SkU C-130H
15 Feb 2020 [act] A-1338 TNIAU 32 SkU C-130H
Formally inducted into the Indonesian Air Force during ceremony at Abdul Rachman AB.
Unknown [act] A-1338 TNIAU 33 SkU 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 Photo Available
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