| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | "56-528" |
| Alternate Serial: | 60528 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed L-100 Hercules |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed C-130 Hercules (L-082/182/282/382) |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed C-130A Hercules (L-182) |
| C/n (msn): | 182-3160 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Fort Meade / National Vigilance Park [ Off-Airport, gone ]Map |
| Region / Country: | Maryland, United States |
| Photo Date: | 7 May 2016 |
| Photo by: | Wim Sonneveld |
| Photo ID: | 820930 |
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The National Vigilance Park is near the NSA headquarters at Fort Meade. Intelligence gathering aircraft can be found in the park, with this Hercules, real serial 57-0453, posing as 60528, which was shot down over the Soviet Republic of Armenia in 1958. This photo is copyright © Wim Sonneveld, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 27 June 2025, and has since been viewed 94 times. |