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Airframe Details for C-130 #3976

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3976 (63-9815)
LM Aero T/V 3976
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 63-815
C-130E
Current USAF 63-815
C-130E
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Aug 1964 [act] 63-815 C-130E
Feb 1966 [act] 63-815 USAF 1611 ATW C-130E
Aug 1967 [act] 63-815 USAF 438 MAW C-130E
Nov 1968 [act] 63-815 USAF 37 TAS 'LN' C-130E
Feb 1969 [act] 63-815 USAF 36 TAS 'LM' C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-815 C-130E
Operated by the Air Force System Command (AFSC).
Unknown [act] 63-815 USAF 1174 SS C-130E
Unknown [act] 63-815 USAF 314 TAW C-130E
Dec 1991 [act] 63-815 USAF 193 SOS C-130E
Jan 1995 [act] 63-815 USAF 171 AS C-130E
Jan 1999 [act] 63-815 USAF 198 AS 'PR' C-130E
May 2008 [act] 63-815 USAF 61 AS C-130E
Dec 2011 [sto] 63-815 C-130E
At Little Rock AFB.
Feb 2012 [sto] 63-815 C-130E
Right wing was removed to repair 74-1679 which was also damaged in the tornado that struck Little Rock on April 26th, 2011. The left wing was sent to Hill AFB for another aircraft. The fuselage was converted to a FUT trainer and used by the 714th TRS for loadmaster training.
Unknown [i/a] 63-815 C-130E
At Little Rock AFB.
11 Nov 2016 [i/a] 63-815 C-130E
Transported on a flatbed truck to Vandenberg Airport in Evansville to be used to train law enforcement, Homeland Security personnel and firefighters to practice real-world scenarios


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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