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United States Air Force C-130 Special Color Schemes

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Found 23 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
USAF C-130H #93-1456, painted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 118th AS, Flying Yankees, sits on the flight line at sunrise, January 18, 2023, at Bradley ANGB. [ANG photo by MSgt. Tamara R. Dabney]
Specially painted to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the 103rd Airlift Wing.
89-184 USAF 154 TATS 89-1184 Oct 2019 Details
A Douglas C-47 Skytrain, C-130H #89-1184 from 154 TATS and a C-130J fly in formation during the Thunder Over the Rock Air and Space Show at Little Rock AFB, October. 27, 2018. The heritage flight commemorated the evolution of the C-130. [USAF photo by SSgt. Jeremy McGuffin]
Markings applied to resemble and honor unit period flying RB-57s in the 1960s
81-629 USAF 154 TS 81-0629 Unknown Details
Arkansas ANG Tail #10629 parked at Patrick AFB. First time I've seen this tail paint job.
1920/30s heritage tail scheme
11237 USAF 154 TS 91-1237 Jun 2025 Details
90-794 USAF 164 AS 90-1794 "City of Crestline" May 2008 Details
USAF C-130H #90-1794 from 164 AS is seen doing a flypast with special 60th Anniversary markings at the Cleveland Air Show on August 30, 2008. [Photo by Jason Grant]
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
USAF C-130J #07-46312 from the 165 AS takes off from the Kentucky ANGB in Louisville on June 1, 2019, en route to France, where it will participate in the 75th-anniversary reenactment of D-Day. The aircraft, which has been striped with historically accurate Allied Forces livery, will airdrop U.S. Army paratroopers over Normandy on June 9 as part of the commemoration. [ANG photo by Dale Greer]
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
USAF C-130H #89-9103 the last Hercules, formally assigned to the 779th EAS, departs Ali Al Salem AB on November 6, 2021. The 779th was redesignated to the 61st EAS which will fly the upgraded C-130J Super Hercules. [USAF photo by SrA Michael S. Murphy]
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
USAF C-130J #14-5807 assigned to the 36th AS takes off at Yokota AB on November 29, 2021, bound for the Andersen AFB for Operation Christmas Drop. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]
Special 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop decals applied
55813 USAF 36 AS 15-5813 "Spirit of Hope" "36 AS" Nov 2021 Details
USAF C-130J #15-5813 assigned to the 36th AS sits on the flightline at Yokota AB on November 29, 2021, bound for Andersen AFB to participate in the 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop, beginning December 5. [USAF photo by Yasuo Osakabe]
Special 70th annual Operation Christmas Drop decals applied
07-635 USAF 37 AS 07-4635 Apr 2019 Details
USAF C-130J-30 #07-4635 from 37 AS participate in an Agile Combat Employment exercise at Spangdahlem AB on May 28, 2020. [USAF photo by TSgt. Joshua R. M. Dewberry]
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
U.S. Army Paratroopers assigned to the 54th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 173rd Airborne Brigade, prepare to board C-130J-30 #16-5840 from 37 AS at Villafranca AB, in preparation for airborne operations onto Juliet Drop Zone, Pordenone, Italy, May 21, 2019. [Army photo by Paolo Bovo]
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.
88602 USAF 37 AS 08-8602 Unknown Details
USAF C-130J #08-8602 assigned to the 37th AS, from Ramstein AB taxis at RAF Mildenhall, on April 14, 2025. [USAF photo by A1C Cody J. A. Mott]
Wearing D-Day Invasion stripes & W-7 insignia referencing a Douglas C-47 Skytrain aircraft from the 37th Troop Carrier Squadron
07-608 USAF 37 AS 07-8608 Apr 2019 Details
D-Day Markings
07-609 USAF 37 AS 07-8609 May 2019 Details
USAF C-130J #07-8609 from 37th AS seen after landing at Stuttgart-Echterdingen Airport on May 18, 2019. Note D-Day Invasion stripes applied for the 75th Anniversary of D-Day. [Photo by Dennis Russ]
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.

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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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