Found
15 aircraft, displaying
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15
[Sorted by
Date]
Date |
Status |
Local S/N |
Aircraft |
AF/Unit |
Version |
Info |
Details |
Unknown |
[
act] |
N24ST |
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L100-30
|
|
Details
|
|
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Damaged during a landing mishap at Witchita, Kansas. Was quickly repaired.
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19 Feb 1978 |
[
w/o] |
OB-R-1004 |
|
|
L100-20
|
|
Details
|
|
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Crashed when engine quit during take-off from Tarapoto, Peru.
|
|
19 Feb 1978 |
[
w/o] |
1270/SU-BAA |
76-
1598
|
|
C-130H
|
|
Details
|
|
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Front end of the aircraft burned out in ground fire at Larnaca, Cyprus.
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|
15 Apr 1978 |
[
w/o] |
63-787 |
63-
7787
|
USAF 314 TAW |
C-130E
|
|
Details
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|
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Crashed after fin stall near Barstow, California killing 2 out of 6 on board.
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|
28 Apr 1978 |
[
w/o] |
63-766 |
63-
7766
|
USAF 17 TAS |
C-130E
|
|
Details
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|
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Crashed short of runway at Sparrevohn AFS, Alaska killing all 7 on board.
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|
30 May 1978 |
[
act] |
64-550 |
64-
0550
|
USAF 37 TAS |
C-130E
|
|
Details
|
|
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Damaged in a landing accident at Naples. Repared by 1979.
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|
09 Jul 1978 |
[
act] |
A-1302 |
|
TNIAU 32 SkU |
C-130B
|
|
Details
|
|
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Heavily damaged during a landing at Maalacca, Malaysia. Was eventually repaired.
|
|
12 Jul 1978 |
[
w/o] |
748 |
|
FAE Esc 1111 |
C-130H
|
|
Details
|
|
|
Crashed into Pinincha Mountains, Ecuador killing seven on board.
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|
08 Sep 1978 |
[
w/o] |
64-532 |
64-
0532
|
USAF 314 TAW |
C-130E
|
|
Details
|
|
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Flew into a mountain in Arkansas after clipping some trees on a rig. The aircraft descended to low to avoid a collision with another Herc. Crew was from he 62nd TAS with Capt. Edwin Hayashi being the pilot.
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|
19 Sep 1978 |
[
w/o] |
5-8532 |
|
IRIAF 5 ATS |
C-130H
|
|
Details
|
|
|
Wrecked on landing during 3-engine go-around at Doshan Tappah AB, Iran.
|
|
20 Nov 1978 |
[
act] |
60-310 |
60-
0310
|
USAF 68 TAS |
C-130B
|
|
Details
|
|
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Extensive damage due to in-flight fire. Eventually repaired and returned to service with the 68th TAS.
|
|
28 Nov 1978 |
[
act] |
456 |
|
RSaAF 4 sqn |
KC-130H
|
|
Details
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|
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Damaged after belly landing at Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Was repaired.
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30 Nov 1978 |
[
w/o] |
68-936 |
68-
10936
|
USAF 41 TAS |
C-130E
|
|
Details
|
|
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Crashed 55 kilombeters west of Charleston, South Carolina after being hit by lightning. Crew of 6 killed.
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|
07 Dec 1978 |
[
act] |
2463 |
|
FAB 2°/1° GTT |
C-130H
|
|
Details
|
|
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Suffered some minor damage when landing gear failed during taxiing at Andrews AFB. Was repaired.
|
|
10 Dec 1978 |
[
w/o] |
68-951 |
68-
10951
|
USAF 50 TAS |
C-130E
|
|
Details
|
|
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Crashed on approach due to engine control wire link failed at Fort Campbell Army Airfield. Five crew killed.
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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 |
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[des] |
Destroyed (drone) |
[pre] |
Preserved (museum, gateguard) |
T/V |
LM Aero Type/Version (Construction) number |
[emb] |
Embargoed |
[scr] |
Scrapped |
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