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Airframe Details for C-130 #3049

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3049 (55-0022)
	LM Aero T/V	3049
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 55-022 C-130A
	Current	USAF 55-022 NC-130A
	Status	[i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Nov 1956

[act]

55-022

C-130A

Nov 1956

[con]

55-022

JC-130A

Converted to JC-130A

Aug 1972

[act]

55-022

USAF 706 TAS

JC-130A

Unknown

[con]

55-022

NC-130A

Converted to the NC-130A.

Unknown

[act]

55-022

USAF 4950 TW

NC-130A

Special characteristics:

Nose Art

Need to confirm this is the squadron. Was assigned to the 4950h Test Wing/Aeronautical Systems Division at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio?

Unknown

[act]

55-022

USAF 40 FLTS

NC-130A

" Lone Wolf"

Special characteristics:

Nose Art

Last Operational USAF C-130A
Last operational flight of a USAF C-130A was on October 3, 2003 at Eglin AFB, Florida.

03 Oct 2003

[i/a]

55-022

NC-130A

Parked at Peirce Field, Eglin AFB.

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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Errors and Omissions

Jul 12, 2023 - 08:39 PM

0022 and 0024

They were part of the 4950th Test Wing. I was the Aircraft Maintenance Officer from 1977 to 1981.

Feb 08, 2024 - 11:34 PM

57-0497

I thought 57-0497 was the last. It was DC-130A that was transfered to the navy and flew in Iraq mid 2000s. It went to amarc 27 jun 2007

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