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Airframe Details for C-130 #5785

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Aircraft: 5785 (13-5785)
USAF HC-130J #13-5785 assigned to 71 RQS at Moody AFB departs from Lockheed Martins Marietta facility on December 18, 2015. [Lockheed Martin Photography by David Key]
 LM Aero T/V 5785
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 13-785
HC-130J
Current USAF 13-785
HC-130J
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 13-785 HC-130J
18 Dec 2015 [act] 13-785 USAF 71 RQS 'FT' HC-130J
USAF MC-130J #13-5785 from 71 RQS departs as 'SCEPTRE 71' from RAF Mildenhall for Shannon Airport on September 16, 2018. [Photo by Simon Mortimer]
30 Mar 2022 [act] 13-785 USAF 71 RQS 'FT' HC-130J News Article
USAF HC-130J Combat King II #13-5785 awaits the ground crew after landing at Moody AFB on March 25, 2022. After being dedicated as the 23rd Wing's Flagships, was dubbed "The Whale Shark". [USAF photo by SrA Thomas Johns]
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
Flagship aircraft of the 23rd Wing. Dubbed "The Whale Shark," this J-model 130, is the first to feature the Flying Tiger Teeth and replaces the previous Flagship aircraft, an HH60G Pavehawk, which currently sits in retirement at the George W. Bush Airpark.


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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