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C-130 Aircraft Names in the Venezuelan Air Force

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Found 2 aircraft, displaying rss.html-2 [Sorted by USAF FY/n]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
7772 FAV Esc 1 "24 de Julio" Aug 1976 Details
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.
5320 FAV Esc 1 "Rio Orinoco" Unknown Details



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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