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Airframe Details for C-130 #5614

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5614 (08-8606)
LM Aero T/V 5614
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 88606
C-130J-30
Current USAF 88606
C-130J-30
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 88606 C-130J-30
13 Sep 2009 [act] 88606 USAF 37 AS 'RS' C-130J-30
Sep 2012 [act] 88606 USAF 48 AS C-130J-30
May 2017 [act] 88606 USAF 41 AS C-130J-30
Sep 2020 [act] 88606 USAF 41 AS C-130J-30 " Honeymoon Express"
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Special heritage scheme for the 41st Troop Carrier Squadron’s 'Honeymoon Express', which led the first mass airdrop in the Pacific during World War II on an airfield at Nadzab, Papua New Guinea.


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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