A97-215
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
 |
Type: L-182-1A Hercules C-130A-50-LM
Msn: 182-3215
Call Sign: VM-JLN
Previous Identities:
- 57-0508
Subsequent Identities:
- N2268V (NTU)
- N4469P
History:
| 21JAN59 | Received by RAAF. |
| 05MAR59 | Received at 2AD, Richmond for acceptance inspection. |
| 18MAR59 | Received at 86 Wing ex 2AD. |
| 20JUL62 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
| 26SEP62 | Received at 86 Wing ex 2AD. |
| 14FEB63 | Despatched to Lockheed for fuel tank corrosion repairs. |
| 02JUL63 | Received at 86 Wing ex USA. |
| 16JUL64 | Received at Qantas for wing repairs. |
| 12AUG64 | Received at 86 Wing. |
| 23NOV64 | Received at Qantas for E service. |
| 17FEB65 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 08JUL65 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
| 18AUG65 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 27JAN67 | Received at 2AD for Mods 125, 137 and 138. |
| 06MAR67 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 02JUN67 | Received at 2AD for centroid riser repair. |
| 21JUN67 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 25JAN68 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
| 27MAR68 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 05DEC68 | Received at 2AD for Mod 134. |
| 11MAR69 | Allotted to 36SQN. |
| 19OCT70 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
| 25NOV70 | Issued to 36SQN. |
| 04APR73 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
| 25MAY73 | Received at 36SQN. |
| 31JUL73 | Allotted to 2AD for wing rehabilitation. |
| 02NOV73 | Allotted to 36SQN. |
| 15NOV73 | Allotted to 486SQN. |
| 19DEC75 | Allotted to 2AD. |
| 17MAR76 | Allotted to 486SQN. |
| 10JUN77 | Allotted to 2AD. |
| 09JAN78 | Allotted to Qantas for D service. |
| 07FEB78 | Allotted to 486SQN. |
| 24MAY78 | Registration application from Global Jet Sales/Parmax, Fort Worth, Texas as N2268V (NTU). |
| 17OCT78 | Declared to DAS for sale ex Laverton. |
| 04OCT83 | Registered to Ford & Vlahos, San Francisco as N4469P. |
| 28OCT83 | "Departed Aust for USA. Sold to Ford Vlahos for lease to Hayes International for use by U.S. Defence Nuclear Agency. Operated by Ford in Sudan JUL/AUG84. As at 04FEB86 is standing at Hellenic Aerospace Industries, Athens." (The foregoing is quoted verbatim from the status card). |
| 02DEC83 | Seen at Birmingham, Alabama on lease to Hayes Industries. |
| 08DEC84 | Still at Birmingham, Alabama. |
| 26JUN85 | Flew from Cambridge to Corfu as N4469P. |
| 01APR86 | To ITT Commercial Finance Corp., St Louis, Missouri. |
| 07APR87 | Seen at Chandler, Arizona as N4469P. |
| 13SEP87 | Seen at Chandler, Arizona as N4469P "Leanne Marie" with Herc Airlift Corp. |
| JUN88 | To African Air Trans Inc., Miami, Florida as N4469P. |
| DEC88 | Impounded by the US Govt at Fort Lauderdale during its ferry flight to Africa Cargo Inc. |
| JAN89 | To African Cargo Inc., Miami, Florida as N4469P. |
| MAR95 | To Zotti Group Aviation Inc., Miami, Florida as N4469P. |
| 05MAY95 | Seen stored at Fort Lauderdale, Florida as N4469P. |
| DEC96 | Registered to Airline Marketing Consultants, Miami, Florida as N4469P. |
| DEC97 | Broken up at Fort Lauderdale, Florida. |
|
ABBREVIATIONS
|
|
| ADS | Anti-Deterioration Servicing |
| AMTDU | Air Movements Training & Development Unit |
| DAS | Department of Administrative Services |
| NTU | Not Taken Up |
| 2AD | No 2 Aircraft Depot, RAAF Richmond |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | 29DEC12 | |
| 3 | 18DEC02 |
Added
details from RAAF status card.
Added a colour image taken in Vietnam thanks to Bob Livingstone. Added an image of N2268V. |
