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Aircraft: 5073 (85-0035)
USAF C-130H2 #85-0035 from 357 AS departures from Rwy 6 at Shannon Airport on May 17, 2013. [Photo by Trevor Mulkerrins]
 LM Aero T/V 5073
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 85-035
C-130H
Current PolAF 85-035
C-130H2
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 85-035 C-130H
Unknown [act] 85-035 USAF 357 TAS C-130H
01 Feb 1992 [act] 85-035 USAF 357 AS C-130H
Unknown [con] 85-035 C-130H2
Converted to C-130H2.
Oct 1993 [act] 85-035 USAF 357 AS 'MX' C-130H2 " City of Montgomery II"
Apr 1997 [act] 85-035 USAF 357 AS C-130H2 " City of Montgomery II"
USAF/AFRC C-130H #85-0035 of the 357th AS, arriving at NAS Ft. Worth on September 6, 2017. In a couple days the aircraft was put into storage in Arizona. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
11 Sep 2017 [sto] 85-035 USAF AMARC C-130H2 " City of Montgomery"
The last of the 908th AW’s 1985 vintage C-130s, #85-0035, known as the "City of Montgomery" departed Maxwell AFB on September 10, after 31 years of service with the unit. This marks the last departure and retirement of eight 1985 model aircraft belonging to the 908th after having flown more than 94,700 hours total in the more than 31 years since they arrived at Maxwell. [USAF photo by Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb]

The last of the 908th AW’s 1985 vintage C-130s, #85-0035, known as the "City of Montgomery" departed Maxwell AFB on September 10, after 31 years of service with the unit. This marks the last departure and retirement of eight 1985 model aircraft belonging to the 908th after having flown more than 94,700 hours total in the more than 31 years since they arrived at Maxwell. [USAF photo by Lt. Col. Jerry Lobb]
Headed to the Boneyard at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz. The aircraft was scheduled to leave on September 13, but the departure was advanced in light of the approach of Hurricane Irma.
15 Jul 2022 [act] 85-035 C-130H2


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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