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Airframe Details for C-130 #5168

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Aircraft: 5168 (88-1307)
USAF C-130H #88-1307 assigned to the 130th AS of the West Virginia ANG, taxis on the ramp after arriving at an undisclosed location on April 9, 2003 to support the operations of the 401st Air Expeditionary Wing during OIF. [USAF photo by MSGT Mark Bucher]
 LM Aero T/V 5168
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88-307
C-130H
Current USAF 88-307
AC-130W
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 88-307 C-130H
Unknown [act] 88-307 USAF 130 TAS C-130H
16 Mar 1992 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS C-130H
Oct 1993 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS 'WV' C-130H
Apr 1997 [act] 88-307 USAF 130 AS C-130H
ANG C-130H #88-1307 from West Virginia flies over the United Arab Emirates In January of 1992 during a troop-carrying mission in support of Operation Desert Storm. The aircraft is assigned to the 1630th TAW. [USAF photo by Tech. SGT. H. H. Deffner]
Feb 2006 [act] 88-307 USAF 16 SOW C-130H
Apr 2006 [con] 88-307 MC-130W
Converted to an MC-130W
Dec 2006 [act] 88-307 USAF 550 SOS MC-130W
Oct 2007 [act] 88-307 USAF 73 SOS MC-130W
USAF MC-130W 88-1307 from the 73rd SOS at Hurlburt Field, Florida competes in the air drop competition for Air Mobility Rodeo 2007 by dropping pallets on targets on July 23, 2007. [USAF photo by Staff Sgt. Richard Rose]
Unknown [con] 88-307 AC-130W
Converted to AC-130W.
May 2012 [act] 88-307 USAF 73 SOS AC-130W
Jun 2015 [act] 88-307 USAF 16 SOS AC-130W
USAF AC-130W Stinger II #88-1307 from 16 SOS makes contact with the refueling boom of a KC-135 Strantotanker assigned to McConnell AFB, March 7, 2018, in the skies over New Mexico. [USAF photo by SSgt. Tara Fadenrecht]
29 Jun 2022 [sto] 88-307 USAF AMARC AC-130W


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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