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Airframe Details for C-130 #4829

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4829
LM Aero T/V 4829
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered FAN 5U-MBD
C-130H
Current FAN 5U-MBD
C-130H
Status [w/o]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Jan 1980 [act] 5U-MBD C-130H
Feb 1988 [sto] 5U-MBD C-130H
Storage at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany
Jul 1988 [act] 5U-MBD C-130H
16 Apr 1997 [msh] 5U-MBD C-130H
Flew into terrain on approach to Niamey, Niger.
16 Apr 1997 [w/o] 5U-MBD C-130H


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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