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Constructed as a C-130A-7-LM by Lockheed at Marietta, GA. |
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28 February 1957 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 56-0509. |
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Transferred to 314th Troop Carrier Wing, Smyrna AFB (later Sewart AFB), TN. |
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27 July 1970 |
Converted to an AC-130A. |
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1970 |
Transferred to 16th Special Operations Squadron, 8th Tactical Fighter Wing, Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand. |
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12 December 1970 |
Damaged. |
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12 April 1971 |
Damaged. |
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4 March 1972 |
Damaged. |
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Aircraft spent a few weeks on the ground at Ubon to get temporarily repaired so it could fly back to the states to get permanently repaired at depot before returning to Vietnam. |
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23 December 1972 |
Damaged. |
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May 1975 |
Participated in the rescue of the SS Mayaguez. |
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From 17 June 1975 to 1 October 1994 |
Transferred to 711th Special Operations Squadron, 919th Special Operations Group, (AFRES), Duke Field (Eglin Air Force Auxiliary Field No. 3), FL. |
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From December 1989 to January 1990 |
Participated in Operation Just Cause invasion of Panama. |
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From January 1991 to February 1991 |
Flew combat mission in Operation Desert Storm against Iraq and Kuwait. |
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September 1994 |
Flew missions in Operation Uphold Democracy in Haiti. |
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1 October 1994 |
To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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20 October 1994 |
Loaned to 1 SOMSG/CD, Hurlburt Field, FL. |
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20 October 1994 |
Ferry flight. Delivered to Air Commando Park, Hurlburt Field (South West Side), Fort Walton Beach, FL. |
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6 September 2002 |
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Circa 2003 |
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Circa 2003 |
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Circa 2003 |
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12 September 2003 |
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Credits Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier... Internet Sources C-130 Hercules.net Home Facts by Realty Trac Hurlburt Field National Museum of the United States Air Force United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Mike Henniger |
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