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Airframe Details for C-130 #5203

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Aircraft: 5203 (89-1054)
LM Aero T/V 5203
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89-054
C-130H
Current USAF 89-054
AC-130U
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Jun 1990 [act] 89-054 C-130H
Jul 1990 [act] 89-054 USAF 105 TAS C-130H
Apr 1991 [act] 89-054 USAF 105 TAS C-130H " City of Nashville"
10 Mar 1992 [act] 89-054 USAF 105 AS C-130H " City of Nashville"
Oct 2003 [act] 89-054 USAF 4 SOS C-130H
Unknown [con] 89-054 AC-130U
Converted to AC-130U
Sep 2006 [act] 89-054 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U
04 Mar 2020 [sto] 89-054 USAF AMARC AC-130U


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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