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Airframe Details for C-130 #5859

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Aircraft: 5859 (16-5859)
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5859 is seen returning from a training mission to Boise Air Terminal (Gowen Field) on March 13, 2021. [Photo by Sean Asay]
 LM Aero T/V 5859
Plant Lockheed Marietta Plant
Local C/N
Delivered USAF 65859
C-130J-30
Current USAF 65859
C-130J-30
Status [act]

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Aircraft History

Date Status Local S/N Airforce/Unit Version Name Info
Unknown [act] 65859 C-130J-30
Dec 2018 [act] 65859 USAF 41 AS C-130J-30
May 2022 [act] 65859 USAF 165 AS C-130J-30
USAF C-130J-30 #16-5859 from the 165 AS, KYANG performs a fly-over at Boone National Guard Center in Frankfort on May 30, 2022, during a ceremony to honor the 286 Airmen and Soldiers from the Kentucky National Guard who have died in the line of duty since 1912. [ANG photo by Dale Greer]


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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