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Airframe Details for C-130 #3871

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3871
	LM Aero T/V	3871
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USNavy 151890 C-130G
	Current	USNavy 151890 EC-130G
	Status	[w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

151890

C-130G

Unknown

[con]

151890

EC-130G

Converted to EC-130G

Dec 1968

[act]

151890

USNavy VQ-3

EC-130G

Unknown

[act]

151890

USNavy VQ-4 'HL'

EC-130G

15 Jan 1972

[msh]

151890

USNavy VQ-4 'HL'

EC-130G

Written off following damage from in-flight fire as a result of an electrical failure in a wing fuel tank. The fire was out by the time the aircraft crash landed in a farmers field, but the damage to the aircraft was enough that it couldn't be repaired.

15 Jan 1972

[w/o]

151890

USNavy VQ-4 'HL'

EC-130G

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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