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Airframe Details for C-130 #5243

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C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5243 (89-0282)
USAF MC-130H #89-0282 from 7 SOS takes off from runway 14 at Malta International Airport on February 22, 2007. [Photo by Alan Cordina]
 LM Aero T/V 5243
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 89-282
MC-130H
Current USAF 89-282
MC-130H
Status [sto]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 89-282 MC-130H
Unknown [act] 89-282 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H
Jul 2005 [act] 89-282 USAF 7 SOS MC-130H
Sep 2008 [act] 89-282 USAF 1 SOS MC-130H
Jul 2009 [act] 89-282 USAF 550 SOS MC-130H
Nov 2016 [act] 89-282 USAF 15 SOS MC-130H
USAF MC-130H #89-0282 from 15 SOS departing NAS Ft. Worth on the way back to Hurlburt after seeking shelter from Hurricane Ida on August 31, 2021. This was Hurlburt's second evac to Ft. Worth in just two weeks. [Photo by Keith Snyder]
19 Oct 2021 [sto] 89-282 USAF AMARC MC-130H
USAF MC-130H #89-0282 is seen in storage at AMARG on February 18, 2023. [Photo by Helmut Schnichels]


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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