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2 Sep 1958 C-130A-II, #56-0528 of the USAF 7406th Support Squadron was shot down by four MiG-17 fighters when it flew into Soviet airspace over Armenia while on a SIGINT mission, with all 17 crew killed. This was the first operational C-130 hull loss.
19 Sep 1958 C-130A #56-0526 of the USAF (317th Troop Carrier Wing at Évreux AB, France), had a mid-air collision with a French Armée de l'Air Dassault Super Mystère over Paris, France.