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Watchlisted aircraftLockheed C-130 Hercules

C-130 N407LC, a Plane Alert DB 'distinctive aircraft', at 24,050 ft

The community list Plane Alert DB includes N407LC. It reported 281 knots at 24,050 ft on 11 September.

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Map of Lockheed C-130 Hercules N407LC's recorded track near St. Clair, Michigan: 5 positions over 2 minutes, about 10 miles.
Saved positions of Lockheed C-130 Hercules N407LC near St. Clair, Michigan, drawn from a short archived excerpt. The line breaks at gaps over 45 seconds, at source changes and at rejected positions. The path measures about 10 miles (8.8 nautical miles) along the plotted segments. Archive timestamps do not establish exact message freshness. USGS topographic background shows roads, water and place names where available. It is a current reference map, not imagery from the flight date. Map data sources

Plane Alert DB, a community-maintained list of aircraft that spotters follow, files N407LC under "Distinctive aircraft". Database records give N407LC's type as Lockheed C-130 Hercules. At 16:09 UTC, it reported an altitude of 24,050 ft and 281 knots over the ground.

The registration N407LC begins with N, the mark the United States uses. With this one, the journal has run two stories about the C-130 since June. A Plane Alert DB association is not evidence of the aircraft's operator on this flight or of anyone aboard. The database year for N407LC is 1991, which makes the airframe 35 years old.

Recorded data for N407LC

Observation
Observed to
Event typeUnusual aircraft
Recorded sourceADS-B, ICAO address
Post date
Last revised
Aircraft
Type designatorC130
Tail number (registration)N407LC
ICAO addressA4C79F

Measurements

Displayed measurements may be rounded.

Saved reading at .
Ground speed281.2 kn
Archived altitude; reference not retained24,050 ft
Watchlist association
SourcePlane Alert DB
CategoryDistinctive aircraft
Pinned source version6f7a19044a8dc9ed1c5687c8d26650df7296321e
AttributionAircraft association/category: Plane Alert DB / SDR-Enthusiasts and contributors.
LicencesOpen Database License 1.0; Database Contents License 1.0
ScopeSource association only; not verified current ownership, operator, historical association or presence of any person aboard.
Record details

Public event ID: 418ae20f-2c48-4c4c-887b-0c6c86871101.

Record revision: 2.

Evidence version: c9e6806c2c6d60eeb396832d1c805c996b7c44e25e8c3bd436bbd7d55a5726a5.

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