C-130 Reference

C-130 Aircraft Database

Airframe Details for C-130 #5279

[Back to C-130 Aircraft Database menu | Missing Photos | Hall of Fame]



C-130 Aircraft Profile

Aircraft: 5279 (92-0253)
LM Aero T/V 5279
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 92-253
AC-130U
Current USAF 92-253
AC-130U
Status [sto]

⇦ Copy-paste this code to link this airframe from our forum

Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 92-253 AC-130U
Unknown [act] 92-253 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " 8 ball"
22 Oct 1997 [act] 92-253 USAF 4 SOS AC-130U " 8 ball"

Set a record with another AC-130U and establised the longest sustained C-130 flight with a 36hr non-stop 8,000 mile flight from Hulburt Field to Taegu Air Base, South Korea.
11 Sep 2018 [sto] 92-253 USAF AMARC AC-130U



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
Any aircraft or serials missing from this list? Did you see incorrect, incomplete, or outdated data?
Add your corrections at the bottom of this page or send them to us!
[Back to the C-130 Aircraft Database]


Errors and Omissions




Please use this form to add any list any error or omissions you find in the above text.

Note: your comments will be displayed immediately on this page. If you wish to send a private comment to the webmasters, please use the Contact Us link.