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Airframe Details for C-130 #3889

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3889 (63-7815)
	LM Aero T/V	3889
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 63-815 C-130E
	Current	USAF 63-815 C-130E
	Status	[sto]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

63-815

C-130E

Aircraft in the markings of the Military Air Transport Service actually was operated by a USN transport squadron, VR-22. "NATWP"

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 37 TAS

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 313 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 346 TAS

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 463 TAW

C-130E

Aug 1975

[msh]

63-815

USAF 463 TAW

C-130E

Damaged while on the ground at Dyess AFB. Cockpit fire in 1975 with the aircraft being put in long time storage at the base untill a replacement nose could be found. It was repaired by 1977.

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 193 SOS

C-130E

Unknown

[con]

63-815

EC-130E

Converted to EC-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 193 SOS

EC-130E

Unknown

[con]

63-815

C-130E

Converted back to C-130E, but kept most of the wiring from the past modificaion.

Unknown

[act]

63-815

USAF 193 SOS

C-130E

Dec 2005

[act]

63-815

USAF 16 SOW

C-130E

Sep 2008

[act]

63-815

USAF 1 SOW

C-130E

6th SOS

04 Mar 2013

[sto]

63-815

USAF AMARC

C-130E

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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