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Registration / Serial: | 55-022 |
Alternate Serial: | 0-50022 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
Aircraft Version: | Lockheed NC-130A Hercules (L-182) |
C/n (msn): | 182-3049 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | May 1973 |
Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
Photo ID: | 19125 |
Photo Comment |
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Seen here while serving with AFSC's 4950 Test Wing, this 1956-build Hercules was fitted with four-blade props by 1984 and was only relatively recently retired at Eglin, then being broken up on the ranges there. Note the various sensors and radomes on the forward fuselage, all of which which were later removed This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 627 times. |