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Airframe Details for C-130 #4140

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4140 (65-0985)
	LM Aero T/V	4140
	Plant	Lockheed Marietta Plant
	Local C/N
	Delivered	USAF 65-985 C-130H
	Current	FAN 5U-MTU C-130H
	Status	[act]
Aircraft was fitted with Fulton recovery gear and tanker equipement.

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Aircraft History

Date

Status

Local S/N

Airforce/Unit

Version

Name

Info

Unknown

[act]

65-985

C-130H

Unknown

[act]

65-985

USAF 57 ARRS

C-130H

Unknown

[act]

65-985

USAF 36 ARRS

C-130H

Unknown

[act]

65-985

USAF 79 ARRS

C-130H

Sep 1972

[act]

65-985

USAF 55 ARRS

C-130H

Unknown

[con]

65-985

WC-130H

Modified to WC-130H

Unknown

[act]

65-985

USAF 53 WRS

WC-130H

Unknown

[con]

65-985

C-130H

Dec 2005

[act]

65-985

USAF 169 FW

C-130H

Mar 2012

[act]

65-985

USAF 105 AS

C-130H

Dec 2012

[act]

65-985

USAF 198 AS

C-130H

Sep 2018

[sto]

65-985

C-130H

With Sabena Technics at Brussel IAP. Alledgedly going to Niger as 5U-MTU.

May 2022

[act]

65-0985

C-130H

Pre-delivery still marked #65-0985

Oct 2022

[act]

5U-MTU

C-130H

Still wearing US serial #65-0985

12 Dec 2022

[act]

5U-MTU

C-130H

After a four-year extensive overhaul with Sabena Aerospace at Brussels, the third & final C-130H Hercules for Niger departed for its delivery flight to Base Aérienne 101 (BA101) Niamey/Diori Hamani (Niger).

07 Jan 2023

[act]

5U-MTU

C-130H

Officially inducting the third C-130H into its transport fleet, the ceremony took place in Niamey Air Base 101, in the presence of the Minister of National Defence Alkassoum Indattou.

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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