PRESS RELEASE – MOODY AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. (AFNS) — The 23rd Wing sent the Air Force’s oldest C-130 to the
“Boneyard” at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, for its retirement March
3.
Aircraft 62-1863, an HC-130P Combat King nicknamed “Iron Horse,” experienced
52 years of service and three different modifications during its tenure. “The
history is rich with this aircraft,” said Tim Martin, the Air Force Engineering
Technical Services adviser for C-130 maintenance personnel.
“This is because it
is a one of a kind aircraft and there never will be another like it.” Iron
Horse began its Air Force career as a C-130E Hercules assigned to the 374th
Tactical Airlift Wing during the Vietnam War and ended with a final deployment
in 2009 with the 71st Rescue Squadron.”What makes this aircraft special is that
it has flown 27,533 flying hours, the second most of any C-130 aircraft in the
Air Force,” Martin said.
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