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Airframe Details for C-130 #3133

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3133 (56-0525)
LM Aero T/V 3133
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 56-525
C-130A
Current USAF 56-525
C-130A
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Oct 1957 [act] 56-525 C-130A
Unknown [con] 56-525 C-130A-II
Converted to a C-130A-II.
Jul 1958 [act] 56-525 USAF 7406 SS C-130A-II
Nov 1966 [act] 56-525 USAF 4409 SS C-130A-II
Nov 1968 [act] 56-525 USAF 7406 SS C-130A-II
Unknown [con] 56-525 C-130A
Converted back to a standard C-130A.
Sep 1971 [act] 56-525 USAF 115 TAS C-130A
Jun 1973 [act] 56-525 USAF 109 TAS C-130A
Nov 1981 [act] 56-525 USAF 356 TAS C-130A
Jun 1986 [i/a] 56-525 C-130A
Taken apart at Griffis AFB for transport and modified to look like an MC-130H and AC-130U for antenna configuration tests at Rome labs in New York.
Unknown [i/a] 56-525 C-130A
Rome ADC, New York where it was mounted on its back for antenna testing.


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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