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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-100 / C-130 Hercules
    Latest Model:KC-130F Hercules
    Last Military Serial:148893
    Compressed ID:Lockheed KC-130F sn 148893

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a KC-130F.
    Aircraft history from https://www.c-130.net/aircra./C-130/airframe-profile/7870/Unknown [act] 148893 [USNavy] USNavy VQ-4 KC-130F Unknown [act] 148893 [USNavy] USNavy NATC KC-130F Unknown [act] 148893 [USNavy] KC-130F Fat Albert from mid-1988 to 1991 (some sources say till 1994) along with KC-130F 149791. This KC-130 was nick named Ernie.Unknown [act] 148893 [USNavy] USNavy Blue Angels KC-130F Unknown [act] 148893 [USMC] USMC VMGR-152 QD KC-130F Unknown [act] 148893 [USNavy] USNavy VX-20 -401 KC-130F Oct 2005 [act] 148893 [USNavy] USNavy VX-30 -401 KC-130F 07 Apr 2015 [sto] 148893 [USNavy] USAF AMARC KC-130F Feb 2018 [sto] 148893 [USNavy] KC-130F Removed from AMARG inventory.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with s/n 148893.

    1979


    Photographer: Ray Hanson
    Notes: KC-130F 148893 VMGR-252 in 1979.It later flew with the Blue Angels
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