| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | N6541C |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed C-130B Hercules (L-282) |
| C/n (msn): | 282-3526 |
| Operator Titles: | United States Department of Commerce / NOAA - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Miami - InternationalMap |
| Region / Country: | Florida, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KMIA IATA: MIA Local: MIA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | August 1975 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 20084 |
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Named "NOAA's Ark" by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, this C-130B was first delivered to the USAF as 58-0731 in 1959, being converted to WC-130B for the weather service in 1970. Reverted to USAF operation as a C-130B in 1982 and sold to South Africa in 1996, where she flew with 28 Sqn as 408 till around 2009 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 19 November 2017, and has since been viewed 839 times. |