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Airframe Details for C-130 #5127

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5127 (87-9286)
LM Aero T/V 5127
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 87-286
C-130H
Current USAF 87-286
AC-130W
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 87-286 C-130H
Unknown [act] 87-286 USAF 64 TAS C-130H
01 Feb 1992 [act] 87-286 USAF 64 AS C-130H
Oct 1993 [act] 87-286 USAF 64 AS 'VO' C-130H
Apr 1997 [act] 87-286 USAF 64 AS C-130H
Unknown [act] 79286 USAF 357 AS C-130H
Unknown [con] 79286 MC-130W
Converted to MC-130W
21 Jul 2006 [act] 79286 USAF 8 SOS MC-130W
16 Nov 2006 [act] 87-286 USAF 73 SOS MC-130W
Unknown [con] 87-286 AC-130W
Converted to AC-130W.
May 2012 [act] 87-286 USAF 73 SOS AC-130W
Jun 2015 [act] 87-286 USAF 16 SOS AC-130W


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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