| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 55-022 |
| Alternate Serial: | 50022 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed NC-130A Hercules (L-182) |
| C/n (msn): | 182-3049 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | AFSC - Air Force Systems Command |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Valparaiso / Destin / Fort Walton Beach - Eglin AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KVPS IATA: VPS Local: VPS Other: - |
| Event: | Eglin Open House 1991 |
| Photo Date: | 27 April 1991 |
| Photo by: | Paul Seymour |
| Photo ID: | 196085 |
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Used as the ASETS Airborne Seeker Evaluation Test System. It had a 4' in diameter turret that lowered through doors in the belly. It was also unique in that the side cargo door was activated. Operated by the 4950th Test Wing, Aeronautical Systems Division detachment stationed at Duke field. It was transferred to the 3246th Test Wing then to the 46th Test Wing based at Eglin in 1994. Was only heavy aircraft based at Eglin, the last C-130A operated by the USAF and retired in 2003. This photo is copyright © Paul Seymour, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 December 2019, and has since been viewed 1514 times. |