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Airframe Details for C-130 #3005

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3005 (53-3133)
LM Aero T/V 3005
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 53-133
C-130A
Current USAF 53-133
NC-130A
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
13 Jan 1956 [act] 53-133 C-130A
13 Jan 1956 [act] 53-133 USAF 3206 TW C-130A
Used for testing in the climatic hanger.
Jan 1958 [act] 53-133 C-130A
Delivered to Wright Development Center at Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio.
Jan 1958 [act] 53-133 JC-130A
Cambridge Research Center
Dec 1958 [con] 53-133 JC-130A
Modified to JC-130A
Apr 1960 [act] 53-133 JC-130A
Air Force Development Division
Jun 1961 [act] 53-133 JC-130A
Air Force Electronic Development Division
Unknown [con] 53-133 NC-130A
Modified into NC-130A
Jan 1974 [act] 53-133 USAF 4900 TS NC-130A
29 Jun 1976 [sto] 53-133 USAF MASDC NC-130A
Coded CF021 and retired with only 5136 flight hours.
Dec 1996 [sto] 53-133 NC-130A
Tuscon ARM/DMI, fuselage only


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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