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Airframe Details for C-130 #3197

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3197 (57-0490)
	LM Aero T/V	3197
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 57-490 C-130A
	Current	USAF 57-490 C-130D
	Status	[pre]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

57-490

C-130A

Unknown

[con]

57-490

C-130D

Converted to C-130D

19 Mar 1959

[act]

57-490

USAF 61 TCS

C-130D

Apr 1959

[msh]

57-490

USAF 61 TCS

C-130D

Nose gear collapsed during a landing on Arctic ice at DYEIII causing some major damage to the nose gear assemble and forward cargo compartment. The aircraft struck a ice ridge formed from wind.

Unknown

[act]

57-490

USAF 61 TCS

C-130D

Unknown

[act]

57-490

USAF 17 TCS

C-130D

Unknown

[msh]

57-490

USAF 17 TCS

C-130D

Lost prop on engine one and belly landed. Was repaired by April quickly.

Jul 1975

[act]

57-490

USAF 139 TAS

C-130D

Unknown

[sto]

57-490

USAF MASDC

C-130D

Unknown

[i/a]

57-490

C-130D

Ground instructional trainer at Chanute AFB.

Sep 1993

[i/a]

57-490

C-130D

Inactive while prepared to be placed in museum at Octive Chanute Aerospace Museum.

Jul 1994

[pre]

57-490

C-130D

Octive Chanute Aerospace Museum.

Apr 1996

[pre]

57-490

C-130D

Preserved at Schenectady, New York (Stratton ANGB as a gate guard?)

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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