USAF C-130E during its maiden flight in October 1983 after a replacement nose had been mated to the aircraft tail by members of a depot maintenance team at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. The original cockpit of this C-130 with tail number 63-7896 was destroyed by fire. [USAF photo by SSGT John A Bauer]
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C-130 #63-896
A cockpit fire destroyed the original nose of the aircraft, necessitating this unique repair project at Little Rock AFB, Arkansas. Date of mishap unknown but happened in the early 1980's.
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