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Airframe Details for C-130 #4678

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Aircraft: 4678 (74-2067)
USAF C-130H #74-2067 from 36 AS takes off from the flightline at Yokota AB on March 17, 2015. The C-130 suffered catastrophic damage to the wing section which required a complete rebuild. [USAF photo by SrA Michael Washburn]
 LM Aero T/V 4678
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 74-067
C-130H
Current FAN 5U-MMS
C-130H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Jul 1976 [act] 74-067 C-130H
Unknown [act] 74-067 USAF 463 TAW C-130H
Unknown [act] 74-067 USAF 21 TAS C-130H
Apr 1997 [act] 74-067 USAF 39 AS C-130H
Unknown [act] 74-067 USAF 39 AS C-130H " Lets Roll"
USAF C-130H #74-2067 with the 317th AG at Dyess AFB, Texas return after a long deployment on October 5, 2003 in support of OIF. Note the 'Lets Roll' decal on the nose. [USAF photo by TSGT Thomas F. Fischer]
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
01 Aug 2011 [act] 74-067 USAF 36 AS 'YJ' C-130H
Sep 2013 [act] 74-067 USAF 144 AS C-130H
Jan 2015 [msh] 74-067 USAF 36 AS 'YJ' C-130H
An internal explosion in the wing severely crippled the aircraft. Suffered catastrophic damage to the wing section, which required a complete rebuild
Jan 2015 [sto] 74-067 USAF 36 AS 'YJ' C-130H
17 Mar 2015 [act] 74-067 USAF 36 AS 'YJ' C-130H
USAF C-130H #74-2067 from 36 AS flies back to Yokota AB on November 4, 2015, during Exercise VIGILANT ACE 16. [USAF photo by Osakabe Yasuo]
Test flight after rebuild
Unknown [act] 74-067 USAF 164 AS C-130H
Awaiting painting to Mansfield markings. Still has 'YJ' tail markings.
09 Nov 2021 [act] 74-067 C-130H
Delivered to Niger as part of the C-130 Ramp-to-Ramp (R2R) transfer program
07 Dec 2021 [act] 5U-MMS C-130H
Transfer ceremony to Nigerien Armed Forces


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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