| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | XA-RSH |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed C-130A Hercules (L-182) |
| C/n (msn): | 182-3224 |
| Operator Titles: | AeroPostal Cargo de Mexico |
| Aircraft Name: | Betzy |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Mexico CityMap |
| Country: | Mexico |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: MMMX IATA: MEX Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 13 September 2009 |
| Photo by: | Beau |
| Photo ID: | 610420 |
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Delivered to the USAF as C-130A with serial 57-517, struck off charge in May 1976 and put into storage at the MASDC facility in Tucson (AZ). The Hercules became N3226B in May 1981 with Desert Air Parts. Sitting in Tucson doing nothing for almost 10 years the aircraft was finaly sold to Trans Latin Air of Panama as HP-1162TLN in November 1990. Two years later he aircraft joined the fleet of AeroPostal Cargo de México. A year later the C-130 was joined by another Hercules (XA-RYZ) until both were withdrawn from use at their homebase Mexico City. This photo is copyright © Beau, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 13 October 2023, and has since been viewed 238 times. |