USAF retires first HC-130N/P "King" configured for CSAR missions

After more than 50 years of faithful service and rescue missions spanning the globe, King 52, the first HC-130P/N configured for US Air Force rescue in 1964, retired March 6, 2017, the service announced today on its website. Read more

Senior Airman Liam Miner, 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, stands by ready to marshall King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue, down the Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, taxiway for the last time March 6, 2017
(Credit: USAF/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

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