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12-5753 - Lockheed AC-130J Hercules

12-5753 is a Lockheed AC-130J Hercules operated by United States Air Force, Mode-S hex code AE54C9. Track it live, browse its recent flights, or download its full position history.

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Registration12-5753

Mode-S hexAE54C9

ManufacturerLockheed

ModelAC-130J Hercules

OperatorUnited States Air Force

Last seen2026-10-05 22:31 UTC

Last callsignSHADO74

Recently active. Last received 22 hours ago, possibly beyond receiver coverage or landed.

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Flight history 16 flights since Aug 2025

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-10-05 (partial)	SHADO74	KABQ	?	15:17 MDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-10-01 (partial)	SHADO71	KABQ	?	13:24 MDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-28 (partial)	SHADO79	KABQ	?	15:51 MDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-24	SHADO01	KABQ	?	15:25 MDT	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-09	SHADO01	?	?	02:34Z	03:02Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-09-08	SHADO01	?	?	22:19Z	22:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

Earlier flights (10) - back to 2025-08-20

Date	Callsign	From	To	Dep	Arr
2026-08-27	SHADO79	?	?	21:07Z	21:56Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-08-27	SHADO79	?	?	18:20Z	18:52Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-10	ROGUE37	KWRB	KMCN	13:45 EDT	14:22 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-07-09	ROGUE37	KWRB	KMCN	12:39 EDT	14:36 EDT
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2026-02-06	SHADO99	KABQ	KMCN	09:54 MST	15:50 EST
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-10	SHADO76	?	?	00:00Z	01:28Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-12-09	SHADO76	?	?	21:39Z	23:58Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-07	SHADO76	?	?	01:22Z	01:44Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-10-06	SHADO76	?	?	21:08Z	23:48Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.
2025-08-20	SHADO76	?	?	00:00Z	04:04Z
Route flown, from our receiver network. Green = start, red = end.

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