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Airframe Details for C-130 #4185

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Aircraft: 4185 (66-0223)
USAF MC-130P #66-0223 from 129 RQS is seen launching from Nellis AFB on April 28, 2010. [Photo by Bruce Smith]
 LM Aero T/V 4185
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 66-223
HC-130P
Current USAF 66-223
MC-130P
Status [i/a]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 66-223 HC-130P
USAF HC-130P 66-0223 flown by the Air Rescue and Recovery Service, MAC, shown landing at Hickam AFB, Hawaii during 1967. [photo by Nick Williams]
Unknown [act] 66-223 USAF 6593 TS HC-130P
Unknown [con] 66-223 MC-130P
Modified to an MC-130P
Jun 2002 [act] 66-223 USAF 129 RQS MC-130P
01 Oct 2003 [act] 66-223 USAF 130 RQS MC-130P
26 May 2015 [act] 66-223 USAF 130 RQS MC-130P " City of Sunnyvale"
Col. Gregory F. Jones, commander of the 129th RQW, and Sunnyvale Mayor Jim Griffith dedicate MC1-30P #66-0223 Combat Shadow to the City of Sunnyvale, May 26, 2015. The CA ANGs 129th RQW unveiled the Sunnyvale City Seal as new nose art on the aircraft. [USAF photo SSgt. Kim E. Ramirez]

The City of Sunnyvale receives a special honor, at Moffett Federal Airfield, May 26, 2015. The California Air National Guard’s 129th RQW unveiled the Sunnyvale City Seal, the new nose art, on MC-130P #66-0223 Combat Shadow. [USAF photo SSgt. Kim E. Ramirez]
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
The California Air National Guard 129th RQW unveiled the Sunnyvale City Seal, the new nose art.
21 Mar 2018 [i/a] 66-223 USAF 130 RQS MC-130P
USAF MC-130P #66-0223 prepares to land at Sheppard AFB, March 21, 2018. This particular MC-130 has been flown all the way from Moffett Federal Airfield to Sheppard, where It will be used by as a trainer aircraft for the 362nd and 363rd Training squadrons for future crew chief and armament Airmen. [USAF photo by A1C Pedro Tenorio]
Flown to Sheppard AFB, where It will be used by as a trainer aircraft for the 362nd and 363rd Training squadrons for future crew chief and armament Airmen


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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