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United States Air Force C-130 Special Color Schemes

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Found 20 aircraft, displaying 1-15 [Sorted by Unit and Local SN]
Local S/N AF/Unit Aircraft Name Marked Date Details
93-456 USAF 118 AS 93-1456 Jan 2023 Details
Specially painted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 103rd Airlift Wing.
89-184 USAF 154 TATS 89-1184 Oct 2019 Details
Markings applied to resemble and honor unit period flying RB-57s in the 1960s
81-629 USAF 154 TS 81-0629 Unknown Details
1920/30s heritage tail scheme
90-794 USAF 164 AS 90-1794 "City of Crestline" May 2008 Details
Wore special markings for the squadrons 60th Anniversary, 1948 to 2008. Markings are from a P-51D with checkered cowlings and D-day stripes as the unit is a descendant of the 363rd FS.
91-238 USAF 165 AS 91-1238 "Foolish Pleasure" 15 May 2019 Details
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day
67323 USAF 186 AS 96-7323 "City of Great Falls" Mar 2022 Details
Heritage Invasion livery
89-103 USAF 357 AS 89-9103 Nov 2021 Details
Assigned to the 779th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron
14-807 USAF 36 AS 14-5807 "5th AF - Spirit of the Pacific since 1941" "374 AW" Nov 2021 Details
Special 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop decals applied
55813 USAF 36 AS 15-5813 "Spirit of Hope" "36 AS" Nov 2021 Details
Special 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop decals applied
07-635 USAF 37 AS 07-4635 Apr 2019 Details
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. W7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron.
65840 USAF 37 AS 16-5840 Apr 2019 Details
Special D-Day Invasion Stripes.

 Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. W7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron.
07-608 USAF 37 AS 07-8608 Apr 2019 Details
D-Day Markings
07-609 USAF 37 AS 07-8609 May 2019 Details
Invasion stripes applied for 75th Anniversary of D-Day. W7 is the squadron identifier for the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron, the 37th AS’ legacy squadron.
08-705 USAF 39 AS 08-5705 Sep 2020 Details
Special heritage scheme for the 61st AS Four Horseman C-130A Demo Team.
04-143 USAF 41 AS 04-3143 Feb 2020 Details
Marked as X16 JUNGLE SKIPPERS - One of two C-130Js donned the insignia in order to pay tribute to the Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft flown by the 317th Troop Carrier Group during WWII.

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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
[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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