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Airframe Details for C-130 #3872

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 3872 (63-7793)
	LM Aero T/V	3872
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 63-793 C-130E
	Current	USAF 63-793 C-130E
	Status	[scr]

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

63-793

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-793

USAF 316 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-793

USAF 313 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-793

USAF 516 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-793

USAF 463 TAW

C-130E

Unknown

[act]

63-793

USAF 314 TAW

C-130E

" Pale Rider"

Special characteristics:

Nose Art

Oct 1992

[act]

63-793

'LK'

C-130E

08 May 1995

[sto]

63-793

USAF AMARC 'LK'

C-130E

AACF0174

Unknown

[scr]

63-793

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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Errors and Omissions

Jun 04, 2024 - 05:55 AM

Near disaster averted C-130E #63-7793 on Midway Island

July 4, 1966 Midway Island: USAF 607th MASS to the rescue of a C-130E #63-7793. From a burning fuel truck during refueling stop Vietnam to California

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