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Airframe Details for C-130 #5978

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5978
LM Aero T/V 5978
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RNZAF NZ7011
C-130J-30
Current RNZAF NZ7011
C-130J-30
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] NZ7011 C-130J-30
Dec 2023 [act] NZ7011 RNZAF 40 sqn C-130J-30
Painted at Lockheed Martin’s factory in Marietta, Georgia, USA
09 Aug 2024 [act] NZ7011 RNZAF 40 sqn C-130J-30
First C-130J handed over the RNZAF.


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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