VC10 Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Does anyone know what happened to teh eight C-130H Herks destined for the Libyan Air Force that were embargoed by the US and remained at Marietta since the early seventies? C/N & S/N listed below: C/N S/N Model Remarks 4515 119 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4518 120 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4523 121 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4525 122 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4536 123 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4538 124 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4540 125 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) 4541 126 C130H WFU Marietta (Libyan AF embargo) S/fi VC10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fltsload Posted November 16, 2007 Share Posted November 16, 2007 Would those be the C-130\'s still sitting in the weeds at the Marietta plant? Check Google Earth and you can see 8 C-130\'s, 2 groups of 4, sitting in the weeds on the south side of the Dobbins ARB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagebow Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Still at the Lockheed Georgia plant. They were reportedly serviced for a few years in case the embargo was lifted but they are now essentially scrap metal with corrosion and other problems from what i was told back in \'99. They also reportedly had spares etc inside the aircraft as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesWatkins Posted November 17, 2007 Share Posted November 17, 2007 Was at Dobbins working on the newer autopilot test on 7765 around 1988-1989, had the guys at lockheed show us the Libyan herks and even then planes were scrap metal. But, according to Lockheed they were not going to touch them because the State dept is paying for parking them there. When I saw them they looked in terrible shape. lockheed is probably still charging the government. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VC10 Posted December 28, 2007 Author Share Posted December 28, 2007 Okay, everyone! Thanks for the help. I did look them up on Google Earth, but the images are 3-4 years old, so no telling what happened since, but it is very plausible that DOS is paying Lockheed to store the eight a/c indefinitely. Thanks again for the input. S/fi, VC10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndyMarden Posted January 11, 2008 Share Posted January 11, 2008 All eight were still at Marietta in early November 2007. Andy Marden Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcbeall Posted July 26, 2009 Share Posted July 26, 2009 #8 1 Minute Ago hcbeall Junior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1 parts may be going to libya -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I was on a flight to washinton this week. My seatmate was a lockheed guy. Just at Lockheed taking stock of the stuff. They cracked some crates. T-56 engines like they just came off the line. All the parts were sealed so they got headers that look brand new. To bad the planes are not that way. Total loss write offs. They should just pack all those parts into a C-5b and fly them over and drop them off and be done. But I guess someone has to make some more money on stuff that was paid in full 35+ years ago. They want to get a few Libyans over to review what they want to keep. All of this I guess started backup up after the embargo and terrist list removal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8612c130j Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 I was just at Lockheed about a week a go an they are still sitting there in the weeds. What i was told they are in talks with the Government an the Libyans to either fix those ones pay them back or build them new ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldschmidt29 Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Went to look at the Libyan C-130s on Google maps, and I found a F-22 on the runway 29 over the displaced threshold, thought it was pretty neat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysongj Posted December 24, 2009 Share Posted December 24, 2009 Did you notice the F-16 flying chase back behind and to the left? It's fun looking around there and seeing all the C-130 parts. Boy would I love to have run of the place for a while! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xavier Posted May 30, 2021 Share Posted May 30, 2021 Hi, somebody have recent informations about the fate of the 8 Libyan at Marietta ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Still sitting there rotting away...worthless condition now, acft and all the spares inside. Word is that after Kadafi was killed, Libya inquired about these and what it would take to restore them...they were laughed at. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismael khalifa Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 ANY UPDATED PHOTOS OR INFORMATION FOR THE EIGHT C-130s THAT PARKED @Dobbins AFb ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ismael khalifa Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 12/28/2007 at 5:54 PM, VC10 said: Okay, everyone! Thanks for the help. I did look them up on Google Earth, but the images are 3-4 years old, so no telling what happened since, but it is very plausible that DOS is paying Lockheed to store the eight a/c indefinitely. Thanks again for the input. S/fi, VC10 Do you think that they can fly again ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 There is no chance they will fly...complete scrap at this point based on the pix and discussion I've had with people that have been to the acft. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metalbasher Posted January 31, 2022 Share Posted January 31, 2022 (edited) These are from a few years ago...they literally have not been touched in several years. At one point I think LMCO was towing them around but that didn't last too long... Edited January 31, 2022 by Metalbasher 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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