HOME C-130 DATABASE 4040
   4040 
 

 C/N: 4040    L.Model: 382-8B

Status: des  

 
  • Country
  • Model
  • Reg/Tail Number
  • Operator
  • Squadron
 Original
  • C-130E
  • 64-0547
  • USAF
Current
  • C-130E(I)
  • 64-0547
  • USAF
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Aircraft History
 
Date Status Model Reg Owner/Operator Command Division Wing Group Squadron Flight Location    
 1965-07-XXactC-130E64-0547  USAF TAC
        Delivered:  USAF
 
 
 
 1965-08-XXactC-130E64-0547  USAF 464 TCW Pope AFB, NC
         
 
 
 
 1965-12-XXactC-130E64-0547  USAF 4442 CCTW Area II Norton AFB, CA
         
 
Reference:  Site member Tom2 		 
 
 1966-04-15actC-130E(I)64-0547  USAF TAC 464 TCW Pope AFB, NC
        Note:  Aircraft Returned 15/4/1966 w/Rivet Clamp Mod.
the next Rivet Clamp C-130E (I) was 64-0561 about 2 weeks later then 64-0562, an then 64-0653 all 4 originals Stray Geese were home by the end of May, 1966
The 6 flight crews of Stay Goose trained daily for the next 3 months.
They were the only STARS quilified for live pick up in the USAF.
64-0563 was Destroied 11/30/1967, 64-0547 crashed in NV 12/29/1967
The last 2 birds of the orginal StrayGoose Birds were retired last year.

 
Reference:  Site member tom2 		 
 
 1966-09-XXactC-130E (I)64-0547  USAF PACAF 314 TCW CCK, AFB Tiawan
        Note:  Detachment 1, 314TCW
 
 
 
 1967-12-29desC-130E(I)64-0547  USAF 314 TCW
        Crash  Into mountain 65 km northeast of Dien Bien Phu after leaflet drop
 
 
 
 
NOTE: Exact dates in the database will be displayed as such (2012-07-14). All other dates are approximations or date the data was reported.
 
Aircraft History Status Legend
 
  act  Active  des  Destroyed  emb  Embargoed  ia  Instructional Airframe
  pre  Preserved  pro  Production  wfu  Withdraen from use  w/o  Written off   
 
 
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