A97-205
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| Type: | L-182-1A Hercules C-130A-50-LM |
| MSN: | 182-3205 |
| Call Sign: | VM-JLA |
| Previous Identities: | 57-498 |
| Subsequent Identities: | N22660
(NTU) N205FA |
History:
| 08NOV58 | Received by RAAF. |
| 06DEC58 | Departed Lockheed, Marietta on delivery to Australia (in company with A97-206, 207 & 209). |
| 15DEC58 | Received at 2AD, Richmond for acceptance inspection. |
| 07JUN61 | Allotted to Lockheed for fuel tank corrosion repairs. |
| 24NOV61 | Received at 86 Wing ex USA. |
| 08JUL63 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
| 03OCT63 | Received at 86 Wing ex 2AD. |
| 28JUL64 | Received at Qantas, Mascot for wing repairs. |
| 14AUG64 | Received at 86 Wing ex Qantas. |
| 09AUG65 | Received at Qantas for E service. |
| 09NOV65 | Received at 36SQN ex Qantas. |
| 22NOV65 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
| 27APR66 | Received at 36SQN ex 2AD. |
| 09MAR67 | Received at 2AD for mods. |
| 26APR67 | Received at 36SQN ex 2AD. |
| 11DEC67 | Received at 2AD for replacement of defective wing fittings. |
| 05FEB68 | Received at 36SQN ex 2AD. |
| 14AUG68 | Received at Qantas for ADS ex 36SQN. |
| 23SEP68 | Received at 2AD ex Qantas for repair of wing root fitting. |
| 04NOV68 | Received at 36SQN ex 2AD. |
| 14AUG70 | Received at Qantas. |
| 16SEP70 | Issued to 2AD ex Qantas. |
| 18SEP72 | Allotted to 2AD for corrosion repairs. |
| 09NOV72 | Operated a special ceremonial flight ex Richmond to mark the completion of No 36 Squadron's 100,000 hours of C-130 operations without a major accident |
| 11JAN73 | Allotted to 36SQN. |
| 16JAN73 | Allotted to Qantas for ADS. |
| 05MAR73 | Allotted to 36SQN. |
| 15NOV73 | Allotted to 486SQN. |
| 29JUL75 | Received at Qantas for ADS. |
| 07SEP75 | Allotted to Laverton. Declared to DAS for sale. |
| 24MAY78 | Registration application from Global Jet Sales/Parmax, Fort Worth, Texas as N22660 (NTU) |
| MAR89 | Registered N205FA to Fowler Aeronautical Service Inc, Van Nuys, California |
| 89 | The aircraft was parted out and the hulk used for fire training at Laverton. (Source: 2) |
| 21MAY90 | Registration N205FA cancelled. (Source: 2) |
| Fuselage minus undercarriage to Holsworthy Army Barracks, NSW as a parachute training aid. (Source: 2) | |
| 98 | Scrapped
at Holsworthy. (Source: 2) On 28MAR00 the fuselage of C-130E A97-172, still with undercarriage intact, was relocated to Holsworthy. |
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ABBREVIATIONS
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| 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 |
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SOURCES
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Aircraft Record Card |
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Kourelakos, Bill, The Air Mobility Workhorse, Big Sky Publishing, 2025. |
| Issue | Date | Remarks |
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| 9 | 08NOV25 |
Updated
from Source: 1.
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| 8 | 24OCT25 |
Added
an image of N22660.
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| 7 | 20OCT25 |
Updated
the aircraft's fate from Source: 1.
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| 6 | 09APR16 |
Refreshed
page layout with no change to data.
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| 5 | 12SEP15 |
Added
an image thanks to Peter Gates.
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| 4 | 02SEP12 |
Added
an RAAF image thanks to Phil Vabre
of the CAHS.
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| 3 | 15DEC02 |
Added
details from RAAF status card.
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