N468DF
- Aircraft
- Lockheed C-130 HerculesC130
- Operator
- California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection
- Mode-S
- A5B7A4
- Registry
- United States
- FAA status
- Valid
C130 registered to California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Airframe passport
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LOCKHEED C-130H operated by California Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection.
FAA Registry N468DF · snapshot Aug 10, 2026 ↗Evidence history
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Tracked in retained FAA snapshots since May 31, 2026; no identity changes or exact-tail indexed filings are currently loaded.
Flight history
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No flight history loaded for this tail.
Ownership
Attributed to CAL FIRE C-130H Hercules Airtanker · registry confirmed · high confidence