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    I'd like to go to Tchepone but I haven't got the tickets

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    Every Lockheed aircraft has one

    in C-130 General

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    Scramble - The Aviation Magazine had this about Lockheed C-130J cn plate:

    The construction number can be found in the cockpit. When going up the stairs to the cockpit there is a small bench at the rear of the cockpit. The cn plate is located on the right side of the bench. It is not visible from outside.

     

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    Every Lockheed aircraft has one

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    The AMARG web site says that as part of Aircraft In-Processing Procedures: When aircraft arrive at the AMARG, the “receiving branch” processes them. Each aircraft brings along its entire history of documentation, including maintenance actions over its years of service. All guns, ejection seat charges, and classified hardware are removed, along with clocks and data plates. So someone at AMARC has lots of clocks and data plates.

    The data plates are also called CN (Construction Number) plates.

     

     

     

    Every Lockheed aircraft has one

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    6 hours ago, Spectre623 said:

    Podboy, the Data Legend markings for the AF C-130's is below the pilots side window even with the top of the kick window. It will be painted on or with a decal and include ; USAF, AF serial number, Fuel grade requirements and where the Identiplate (POL Card) is located, which is inside the SPR panel. Ref T.O 1-1-4 page 3-1  para 3-1e. Bill 

    Bill,

    So, the Aircraft Data Legend (also called the Technical Data block TDB) is on the outside of the aircraft. 

    A Identiplate is a plastic ID / credit card with specific aircraft and billing information for purchasing petroleum, oils, and lubricants (POL). 

    Thanks,

    Robert

     

     

     

     

    On November 3, 2015 at 6:48:24 PM, hehe said:

    Most are/were above the FE seat or on the nav station wall.  Just a data plate with contract number, mds, changes to mds (such as c-130e changing to hc-130p designation).

    hehe,

    So, there is metal ID tag above the FE seat or on the nav station wall that details build / model change information. I was confused and thought the Technical Data block (TDB) and the metal ID tag were the same thing.

    OK so every Lockheed aircraft has one of each… hehe

    Thanks,

    Robert

     

    Every Lockheed aircraft has one

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    Aircraft Data Legend or Technical Data block

    Anyone know where aircraft ID, s/n, manufactures information plate was located on the various C-130 models? What was detailed? I searched the WEB and can’t find an example or picture of one.

    Eventually in the early 90’s T.O 1-1-4 states that it was a Technical Data Block and could be either on the fuselage side or near the ground-refueling receptacle. Where is / was it on an A thru J?

    C-130E virtual tour

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    A bit about the aircraft:

    Storied C-130E Goes to USAF Museum

    Author Stephen Mauro  1/19/2012

    Caldwell was on approach to the drop zone at An Loc when groundfire smashed into Spare 617‘s fuselage, instantly killing the flight engineer.

    The C-130E SPARE 617 touches down at the National Museum of the US Air Force, capping off a storied career.

    Caldwell was on approach to the drop zone at An Loc when groundfire smashed into Spare 617‘s fuselage, instantly killing the flight engineer.

    Last August Spare 617, a C-130E boasting an impressive career, entered the collection of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. The well-worn Hercules, No. 62-1787, had come a long way since April 1972, when the intelligence officer at Tan Son Nhut Air Base briefed its pilot, Captain William Caldwell, and his crew on their mission to the besieged city of An Loc, South Vietnam. Caldwell, who was told, “You’re going to have 37mm anti-aircraft fire coming at you,” remembers asking, “How high does that go?” The reply was succinct: “Above you.”

    Caldwell has never forgotten that harrowing airdrop. He was on approach to the drop zone when groundfire smashed into Spare 617’s fuselage and cockpit, instantly killing flight engineer Tech. Sgt. Jon Sanders and wounding several others. The fusillade ruptured an air bleed duct, causing superheated air to spew into the cargo hold, and setting ammo pallets ablaze. Loadmaster Tech. Sgt. Charlie Shaub called for Caldwell or his copilot to electronically jettison the load. When that failed, Shaub braved the scalding air to cut loose the pallets—two of which exploded just after leaving the airplane. Shaub then grabbed a red-hot fire extinguisher and doused a fire in the left wheel well. Caldwell and Shaub later received the Air Force Cross.

    Spare 617 was repaired and returned to service, later flying with various Air National Guard squadrons. Colonel Caldwell, who was on hand for the August 18 ceremony honoring No. 62-1787’s installation in the museum, had his own take on the meaning of the festivities: “We had a crew and I included in that crew the airplane, so I saw it more as a retirement ceremony for the plane.” Currently on display on a runway, Spare 617 joins two AC-130 gunships already in the NMUSAF collection. It will eventually be housed in the Global Reach Gallery in a new building, slated for completion in 2014.

     

    C-130 Hercules.net evolution

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    ​Thanks for the kind words.

    The site did evolve from Hercules Headquarters (Spectrumwd.com).  After little attention had been paid to site in a couple of years, I approached Scott Gager and offered to help with the site in 2007.  He informed me that he had lost interest and offered to transfer the site to me.   Being a log time member and a huge fan of the C-130, I gladly accepted and assumed control in September.  I wanted to move the site to a domain with "C-130" in it but none were available at the time, so I rebranded the site HerkyBirds.com.   Since then the site has been renamed C-130Hercules.net (HerkyBirds.com still works and we also own C-130Hercules.com) and has seen several different software suites along the way.  I began the move to a new suite last month and I am currently working to restore old content.  There is still a lot to do and add, hopefully it doesn't take another 7.5 years. :)

    Casey, another question…

    Do you know who posts all the ‘C-130 shared’ photos and videos on the c-130 facebook page? 

     https://www.facebook.com/C130Herculesnet

     

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