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Aircraft: 3931 (63-7861)
USAF C-130E #63-7861 of the 37th TAS in flight over Vietnam 1972 probably at about 10,000 feet altitude. We were not flying in some kind of planned formation … just basically sneaked up on buddies in other aircraft. Although there was air traffic control (ARTC) in Vietnam (Invert was one) it was very relaxed especially during enroute segments of the flight. Often flew visual flight rules VFR while avoiding thunderstorms where as always all eyes in cockpit on lookout for other aircraft traffic especially when advised by ground control of other planes in the area. [photo by Robert D Young]
 LM Aero T/V 3931
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 63-861
C-130E
Current USAF 63-861
C-130E
Status [pre]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Mar 1964 [act] 63-861 C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-861 USAF 464 TAW C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-861 USAF 37 TAS 'LN' C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-861 USAF 37 TAS 'LM' C-130E
USAF C-130E #63-7861 from 37 TAS is seen at Woodford airshow on June 23, 1973.
Unknown [act] 63-861 USAF 314 TAW C-130E
USAF C-130E #63-7861, from 314 TAW, at Altus AFB on May 4, 1986. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
Unknown [act] 63-861 USAF 129 RQS C-130E
Feb 2006 [pre] 63-861 C-130E
At Cheyenne MAP.


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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