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Airframe Details for C-130 #4996

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Aircraft: 4996 (83-0505)
USCG HC-130H #1706 taxis off the runway after landing with troops from Fort Wainwright, Alaska on January 31, 1991 during the joint readiness exercise Arctic Warrior 91. [USAF photo by SGT Greg Suhay]
 LM Aero T/V 4996
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USCG 1706
HC-130H
Current Civilian N460DF
HC-130H
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 1706 HC-130H
Unknown [act] 1706 USCG 17 CGD - Kodiak HC-130H
USCG HC-130H 1706 is seen here under tow during a snow storm and being taken towards the hanger on December 30, 1989. [USCG photo]
Jan 2007 [i/a] 1706 USCG ALC HC-130H
Oct 2007 [act] 1706 USCG 14 CGD - Barbers Point HC-130H
USCG HC-130 #1706 takes off from Air Station Barbers Point en route to American Samoa on Monday, Oct. 5, 2009. American Red Cross volunteers were on the flight to deliver aid to those affected by the September 29 earthquake and tsunami. [USCG photo by PO3 Michael De Nyse]
Jan 2013 [act] 1706 USCG 7 CGD - Clearwater HC-130H
Unknown [act] 1706 USCG 14 CGD - Barbers Point HC-130H
USCG HC-130 #1706 aircrew deploys to search for the crew of the fishing vessel Yong-Yu-Sing No. 18, 550-miles northeast of Midway Island on January 8, 2020. The search had been ongoing since Dec. 31, 2020, after Rescue Coordination Center Taipei lost contact with the vessel. [USCG photo courtesy of Lt. Scott Handlin]
05 Oct 2022 [act] 1706 HC-130H
Arrived at Sacramento McCellan Airport for conversion to CAL FIRE air tanker.
Oct 2024 [act] N460DF '121' HC-130H
Operating with CAL FIRE


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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