Originally Posted by Wiley
Am I having a major 'senior moment'? In my addled brain, I recall the first RAAF 'A' model as A97-005 and the last, A97-016.
No, you are almost correct.
According to
ADF Aircraft Serial Numbers - RAAF A97 Lockheed C-130A/E/H/J Hercules the 12 C-130As (A97-205 through -216) were delivered 1958-59. These were at the end of RAAF series 2 serials*.
The 12 C-130Es (A97-159 through -190) were delivered in 1966.
The 12 C-130Hs were delivered as follows: A97-001 through -003 7/78, -004 through -006 8/78, -007 through -009 9/78, and -010 through -012 10/78
The 12 C-130J-30s (A97-440 through -468) were delivered in 2000.
So Old Fella was talking about the C-130H in 1978, not the C-130A in 1958.
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