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Airframe Details for C-130 #5855

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Aircraft: 5855 (16-5855)
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5855 takes off in a mass 14-ship formation during the first snow of winter at Little Rock AFB on November 14, 2018. [USAF photo by A1C Rhett Isbell]
 LM Aero T/V 5855
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N 5855
Delivered USAF 65855
C-130J-30
Current USAF 65855
C-130J-30
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 65855 C-130J-30
23 Oct 2018 [act] 65855 USAF 41 AS C-130J-30
Jan 2023 [act] 65855 USAF 181 AS C-130J-30
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5855 from 181 AS was seen at Harrisburg Int'l Airport on April 8, 2023. [Photo by Connor Ochs]
Jun 2024 [act] 65855 USAF 181 AS C-130J-30 " The Howdy Hooligan"
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5855 from 181 AS taxis on a flight line in support of the 80th anniversary of D-Day at Cherbourg – Maupertus Airport, France, on June 9 2024. [USAF photo by SrA Alvaro Villagomez]
Special characteristics:
  • Nose Art
A7 - 80th Anniversary D-Day chalk noseart applied


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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