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Vietnam People's Air Force Stored C-130s

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Found 6 aircraft, displaying 1-6 [Sorted by FY/n]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
003 55-0005 Unknown Details
Written-off in April 1975? At least stored and corroding away.
005 56-0476 Unknown Details
Struck off charge in April 1975 and stored at Than Son Nhut. Most likely damaged in a mishap of some kind.
482 56-0482 Apr 1975 Details
Struck off charge and eventually put into storage in derelict condition at Than Son Nhut.
56-505 56-0505 Apr 1975 Details
Captured by the North Vietnamese. Current status is unclear but most likely inactive as it was struck off charge.
002 56-0519 Apr 1975 Details
Fate unknown but was struck off charge in April 1975.
56-542 56-0542 Apr 1975 Details
Captured by the North Vietnamese and fate is unknown.



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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