CIA-Linked Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules Now Flying Without Registration
A Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules—the civilian variant of the military C-130—long associated with covert U.S. government operations has recently been observed flying without any visible registration markings. The aircraft, formerly registered as N3755P, was spotted without tail numbers, an unusual and noteworthy development given that virtually all civilian-registered aircraft are required to display registration identifiers.
According to the U.S. FAA registry, N3755P is owned by Cardinal Services Corp, a company registered at 1001 S Main St, Suite 600, Kalispell, Montana. The firm appears to be a shell company, showing no discernible commercial activity. Another aircraft tied to the same address—N768KD—is also known to operate on behalf of a U.S. government agency, reinforcing suspicions that the address is used to obscure true ownership.
(Background on N768KD: https://feitenradar.nl/2025/02/13/spooky-casa-n768kd-has-a-new-owner/)
The Hercules is operated by Prescott and is based at Bob Sikes Airport (IATA: CEW, ICAO: KCEW). Its last mission traceable via public flight-tracking data began in early April 2025 from Bob Sikes Airport. The aircraft arrived in Riga on April 10, continued to Hurghada, Egypt on April 11, then flew on to Nairobi, Kenya, followed by Addis Ababa and Djibouti. On April 18, it returned to Riga, before heading back to the United States via a stop in Iceland. The final publicly visible flight occurred on April 24, 2025, when the aircraft returned to its base at Bob Sikes Airport.
After that date, N3755P effectively vanished from public view. It no longer appeared on flight-tracking platforms such as Flightradar24 and ADSBexchange, suggesting deliberate measures to suppress or mask its movements.
The aircraft resurfaced on December 16, when a video emerged showing a Hercules-type aircraft conducting multiple touch-and-go landings at Tri-Cities Airport (IATA: TRI, ICAO: KTRI), before flying on to Donaldson Center Airport (ICAO: KGYH).
Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NUpa65W1pg
Visual comparison strongly suggests the aircraft in the footage is indeed the former N3755P. The registration markings are absent, the tail logo has been removed, and the aircraft’s nose—previously white—now appears black.
Taken together, these changes point to a deliberate effort to further conceal the aircraft’s identity. N3755P was already associated with opaque, globe-spanning missions. The removal of its registration and its disappearance from public flight-tracking systems only deepens the mystery surrounding its operations and reinforces suspicions of ongoing covert use.
The history of this aircraft including the previous owners can be read in this article.
Photo left bij Diogo da Conceição. Screenshot on the right of video by
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