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Airframe Details for C-130 #5485

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Aircraft: 5485
RAF C-130J #ZH887 is roaring its engines on take off from Hannover AP on September 22nd, 2007. [<a href="http://www.planespotters.net" target="new">Planespotters.net</a> photo by Thomas Schmidt-Blindenhöfer]
 LM Aero T/V 5485
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered RAF ZH887
C-130J
Current BBB S3-AGJ
C-130J
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
07 Oct 1999 [act] ZH887 C-130J
Coded N4187W
May 2001 [act] ZH887 RAF 1312 Flt C-130J
RAF C-130J ZH887 seen here at the RIAT 2004 making a Sarajevo approach. [Photo by Ed Groenendijk]
May 2015 [act] ZH887 RAF 24/30/47 sqn C-130J
Jun 2018 [act] ZH887 RAF 47 sqn C-130J
RAF C-130J ZH887 is seen arriving at RAF Fairford for RIAT 2018. Note the RAF Centenary Tail marking. [Photo by Tom Jones/UK Airshow Review]

RAF C-130J ZH887 is seen at RIAT 2018 at RAF Fairford on July 12, 2018. Note the RAF Centenary Tail marking. [Photo by Peter Fothergill]
Special characteristics:
  • Special Colorscheme
RAF centenary tail markings
Jul 2019 [sto] ZH887 C-130J
Jul 2020 [o/o] S3-AGJ C-130J
02 Oct 2021 [act] S3-AGJ C-130J
Bangladesh Air Forces C-130J 99-5485/S3-AGJ is seen coming into land at Marshall Aerospace at Cambridge Airport on November 2, 2021. [Photo by Chris Wood]
BBB serial #99-5485
20 Feb 2022 [act] S3-AGJ BBB 101 sqn C-130J
BBB C-130J #5485 (S3-AGJ) was seen after its arrival at BAF Base Bangabandhu in Kurmitola on February 20, 2022. [Photographer unknown]
4th C-130J delivered to Bangladesh


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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