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Airframe Details for C-130 #3073

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3073 (55-0046)
	LM Aero T/V	3073
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 55-046 C-130A
	Current	USAF 55-046 AC-130A
	Status	[scr]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

55-046

C-130A

Unknown

[con]

55-046

C-130A

Converted for air refuelling testing for the USMC.

Unknown

[act]

55-046

C-130A

Early air refuelling testing
On loan from the USAF to the USMC for testing air refuelling with the C-130 in 1957 and 1958.

Unknown

[con]

55-046

C-130A

Converted back to standard C-130A.

Unknown

[con]

55-046

AC-130A

Converted to AC-130A.

Unknown

[act]

55-046

USAF 711 SOS

AC-130A

" Proud Warrior"

Special characteristics:

Mission Marks

Wore 12 mission markings in the form of pineapples for Operation Just Cause in the 1989 invasion of Panama.

15 Nov 1994

[sto]

55-046

USAF AMARC

AC-130A

CF0166

28 Jun 2005

[scr]

55-046

AC-130A

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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