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Aircraft History
Date
Status
Local S/N
Airforce/Unit
Version
Name
Info
19 Feb 1957
[act]
53-129
C-130A
First production C-130 rolled out on March 10, 1955 at Marietta, Georgia. First flight was on April 7, 1955. On third flight, May 14, 1955 due to a fuel leak, the right wing caught fire and was burnt off. The aircraft was eventually fixed and probably the reason for the late delivery on October 28, 1958.
Sep 1959
[con]
53-129
JC-130A
Modified to JC-130A by Temco Division at Majore Field, Texas.
Oct 1959
[act]
53-129
JC-130A
Cambridge Air Research Center
Aug 1962
[act]
53-129
USAF 6550 SW
JC-130A
Unknown
[act]
53-129
USAF 6515 TS
JC-130A
Eastern Test Range, Systems Command in association with NASA.
Nov 1967
[con]
53-129
AC-130A
Converted to an AC-130A in 1967.
Unknown
[act]
53-129
USAF 4413 CCTS
'IH'
AC-130A
Unknown
[act]
53-129
USAF 16 SOS
'EA'
AC-130A
Nov 1970
[act]
53-129
USAF 16 SOS
'FI'
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Mar 1971
[msh]
53-129
USAF 16 SOS
'FI'
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Hit by 37mm shell but repaired.
Unknown
[act]
53-129
USAF 16 SOS
'FI'
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Feb 1972
[act]
53-129
USAF 415 SOTS
'AH'
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Nov 1976
[act]
53-129
USAF 711 SOS
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Jul 1994
[act]
53-129
AC-130A
"First Lady"
10 Sep 1995
[pre]
53-129
AC-130A
"First Lady"
Put on display at USAF Armaments Museum, Eglin AFB with Vietnam-era camo.
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
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