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Airframe Details for C-130 #4859

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 4859 (79-0479)
USAF C-130H #79-0479 from 192 AS seen landing at Nellis AFB on May 2, 2008. [Photo by Bruce Smith]
 LM Aero T/V 4859
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 79-479
C-130H
Current USAF 79-479
C-130H
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Jul 1980 [act] 79-479 C-130H
Unknown [act] 79-479 USAF 183 TAS C-130H
USAF C-130H #79-0479, from the 183rd TAS, MS ANG. Date unknown. [Photographer unknown]
16 May 1992 [act] 79-479 USAF 185 AS C-130H
Sep 2000 [act] 79-479 USAF 192 AS C-130H
USAF C-130H #79-0479 from 192 AS call sign 'RCH 902' seen on approach to Rwy 24 at Shannon IAP on November 3, 2015. [Photo by Trevor Mulkerrins]
Jan 2016 [act] 79-479 USAF 164 AS C-130H
USAF - ANG C-130H #79-0479 undergoes an isochronal inspection at the 179th Airlift Wing, Mansfield, Ohio, February 3, 2016. This aircraft was recently acquired by The Ohio Air National Guard unit from the 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard. The aircraft built in 1979 is being fully inspected, cleaned and prepared for continued longevity of service. [U.S. ANG photo by Tech. Sgt. Joe Harwood]
25 Sep 2017 [sto] 79-479 USAF AMARC C-130H


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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