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Airframe Details for C-130 #4226

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4226 (66-8552)
LM Aero T/V 4226
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RAF XV202
C-130K C.1
Current RAF XV202
C-130K C.3
Status [pre]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
17 Aug 1967 [act] XV202 C-130K C.1
28 Dec 1967 [act] XV202 RAF 48 sqn C-130K C.1
Unknown [act] XV202 RAF LTW C-130K C.1
Unknown [act] XV202 RAF 242 sqn C-130K C.1
Unknown [con] XV202 C-130K C.3
Upgraded to Mk3
Unknown [act] XV202 RAF 70 sqn C-130K C.3
Unknown [act] XV202 RAF 47 sqn C-130K C.3
12 Aug 2011 [sto] XV202 C-130K C.3
Last flight was on August 12, 2011 when it flew to RAF Museum Cosford.
19 Sep 2013 [pre] XV202 C-130K C.3 News Article
Officially handed over from the Royal Air Force to the RAF Museum Cosford. Air Marshal North passed on the aircraft’s Log Book, or Form 700 as it is more commonly referred to within the RAF, to the Museum’s Director General


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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