End of the King!

The HC-130P/N Combat King has served with the US Air Force as a key component of its combat search and rescue capability. First flown in 1964, the aircraft was the USAF’s only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery aircraft and has been deployed to theaters of operation throughout the world. Now, the last Combat King squadron has sent its weary warriors to retirement in the boneyard.

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