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Airframe Details for C-130 #3150

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3150 (56-0542)
LM Aero T/V 3150
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 56-542
C-130A
Current VPAF 56-542
C-130A
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 56-542 C-130A
Unknown [act] 56-542 USAF 21 TAS C-130A
Feb 1970 [act] 604 CIA Air America C-130A
22 Nov 1970 [act] 56-542 USAF 142 TAS C-130A
Nov 1972 [act] 56-542 C-130A
Apr 1975 [sto] 56-542 C-130A
Captured by the North Vietnamese and fate is unknown.


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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