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Airframe Details for C-130 #4349

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4349 (69-6575)
	LM Aero T/V	4349
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 69-575 C-130E
	Current	USAF 69-575 AC-130H
	Status	[pre]
This aircraft was the first AC-130E to be modified to the AC-130H configuration. It participated in Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia Operations. It was one of four AC-130s to support the Iran Hostage Rescue mission in April of 1980 and was the lead AC-130 during operation Urgent Fury in Grenada. It participated in Operation Desert Storm and the Battle of Khafji, call sign Spirit 02. This aircraft was instrumental during combat operations in Afghanistan until it retired.

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

69-575

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

69-575

USAF 64 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[con]

69-575

AC-130E

Converted to AC-130H

Unknown

[act]

69-575

USAF 16 SOS

AC-130E

Unknown

[con]

69-575

AC-130H

Modified to AC-130H

Unknown

[act]

69-575

USAF 415 SOTS

AC-130H

Unknown

[act]

69-575

USAF 16 SOS

AC-130H

Sep 2004

[act]

69-575

USAF 16 SOS

AC-130H

" Wicked Wanda"

19 Dec 2014

[act]

69-575

USAF 16 SOS

AC-130H

" Wicked Wanda"

Final flight

Jan 2015

[pre]

69-575

AC-130H

" Wicked Wanda"

At Hurlburt field.

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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