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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-100 / C-130 Hercules
    Latest Model:C-130A Hercules
    Last Military Serial:FAP-381 PNP
    Construction Number:3052
    Last Civil Registration:TL-KNK
    Compressed ID:Lockheed C-130A sn FAP-381 PNP cn 3...
    Latest Owner or Location:Central African Republic Air Force

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    Dates

    Event

    1955

    Constructed as a C-130A.

    December 1956

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 55-0025.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Marina de Guerra del Peru with s/n AT-531.

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the Policia Nacional del Peru with s/n FAP-381.


    Photographer: C-130 Hercules.net
    Notes: FAP C-130A #381 from Esc 843 is parked on the tarmac at Lima IAP in the late seventies

    To unknown owner with c/r N2144F.

    1988

    To unknown owner with c/r OB-1394.

    5 November 1990

    To Lester Sumrall Evangelistic Association South Bend IN with new c/r N226LS.

    19 March 1991

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR226LS (C-130A, 55-0025) issued.

    September 1992


    Photographer: Reinhard Zinab
    Notes: N226LS - Lockheed C-130A - LESEA Global - Feed the Hungry at Essen-Muelheim Airport (ESS) in Sept. 1992

    December 2001

    Seen parked, Chandler Memorial-With Mercy Plane Zoe titles and on the tail Lesea Global, Feed the Hungry.

    29 April 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost
    Notes: ex-N226LS minus empennage at Chandler, AZ

    29 April 2002


    Photographer: Reinhard Jost

    23 June 2002


    Photographer: Simon Wallwork
    Notes: This Lockheed Hercules was getting a repaint and freshen up at Chandler Memorial RAP, AZ. No marks to be seen here but it is N130HL, an ex USAF C-130A, 55-0025. It went on to join the Central African Republic Air Force as TL-KNK.

    20 December 2004

    To Wurst David Trustee Medford OR keeping c/r N226LS.

    7 April 2005

    Certificate of airworthiness for NR226LS issued.

    2006

    To Aeromarine International Inc, Southern Pines, NC keeping c/r N226LS.

    26 July 2006

    Civil registration, N226LS, cancelled.
    Exported to Central African Republic.

    2007

    To Central African Republic Air Force with new c/r TL-KNK.

    17 March 2011

    Civil registration, N2144F, cancelled.

    2012


    Photographer: Rui Alves
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