Editing Lockheed C-130 Hercules (section)

===United States===
[[File:23-04-199-C130E.jpg|thumb|C-130E at the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]]]]
* GC-130A, AF Ser. No. 55-037 used by the 773 TCS, 483 TCW, 315 AD, 374 TCW, 815 TAS, 35 TAS, 109 TAS, belly-landed at Duluth, Minnesota, April 1973, repaired; 167 TAS, 180 TAS, to Chanute Technical Training Center as GC-130A, May 1984; now displayed at [[Museum of Missouri Military History]], [[Missouri National Guard]] Ike Skelton Training Center, [[Jefferson City, Missouri]]. Previously displayed at [[Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum]], (former) [[Chanute AFB]], [[Rantoul, Illinois]] until museum closed.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 7}}<ref>{{cite web|title=USAF Serial Number Search (55-037)|url=http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html|access-date=14 February 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150216050542/http://www.joebaugher.com/usaf_serials/1955.html|archive-date=16 February 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>
* C-130A, AF Ser. No. 56-0518 used by the 314 TCW, 315 AD, 41 ATS, 328 TAS; to [[Republic of Vietnam Air Force]] 435 Transport Squadron, November 1972; holds the C-130 record for taking off with the most personnel on board, during the evacuation of SVN, 29 April 1975, with 452. Returned to USAF, 185 TAS, 105 TAS; Flown to [[Little Rock AFB]] on 28 June 1989. It was converted to a static display at the LRAFB Visitor Center, Arkansas by Sept. 1989.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://onlyinark.com/culture/last-herk-vietnam/|title=The Last Herk Out of Vietnam – Only in Arkansas|date=16 June 2017|access-date=21 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180121125842/http://onlyinark.com/culture/last-herk-vietnam/|archive-date=21 January 2018|url-status=live}}</ref>
* C-130A, AF Ser. No. 57-0453 was operated from 1958 to 1991, last duty with 155th TAS, 164th TAG, [[Tennessee Air National Guard]], Memphis International Airport/ANGB, Tennessee, 1976–1991, named "Nite Train to Memphis"; to AMARC in December 1991, then sent to Texas for modification into a replica of C-130A-II Dreamboat aircraft, AF Ser. No. 56-0528, [[1958 C-130 shootdown incident|shot down by Soviet fighters]] in Soviet airspace near [[Yerevan, Armenia]] on 2 September 1958, while on [[ELINT]] mission with loss of all crew, displayed in [[National Vigilance Park]], [[National Security Agency]] grounds, [[Fort George Meade]], [[Maryland]].{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 14}}
* C-130B, AF Ser. No. 59-0528 was operated by [[145th Airlift Wing]], [[North Carolina Air National Guard]]; placed on static display at [[Charlotte Air National Guard Base]], North Carolina in 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.145aw.ang.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=10575|title=145th Airlift Wing, North Carolina ANG – Media Gallery|access-date=4 July 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150225150829/http://www.145aw.ang.af.mil/photos/mediagallery.asp?galleryID=10575|archive-date=25 February 2015}}</ref>
* C-130D, AF Ser. No. 57-0490 used by the 61st TCS, 17th TCS, 139th TAS with skis, July 1975 – April 1983; to [[AMARC|MASDC]], 1984–1985, GC-130D ground trainer, [[Chanute AFB]], [[Illinois]], 1986–1990; When Chanute AFB closed in September 1993, it moved to the [[Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum]] (former [[Chanute AFB]]), [[Rantoul, Illinois]]. In July 1994, it moved to the [[Empire State Aerosciences Museum]], [[Schenectady County Airport]], New York, until placed on the gate at [[Stratton Air National Guard Base]] in October 1994.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 16}}
* NC-130B, AF Ser. No. 57-0526 was the second B model manufactured, initially delivered as JC-130B; assigned to 6515th Organizational Maintenance Squadron for flight testing at [[Edwards AFB]], California on 29 November 1960; turned over to 6593rd Test Squadron's Operating Location No. 1 at Edwards AFB and spent next seven years supporting Corona Program; "J" status and prefix removed from aircraft in October 1967; transferred to 6593rd Test Squadron at [[Hickam AFB]], Hawaii and modified for mid-air retrieval of satellites; acquired by [[6514th Test Squadron]] at [[Hill AFB]], Utah in Jan. 1987 and used as electronic testbed and cargo transport; aircraft retired January 1994 with 11,000+ flight hours and moved to [[Hill Aerospace Museum]] at [[Hill AFB]] by January 1994.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 19}}
* C-130E, AF Ser. No. 62-1787, on display at the [[National Museum of the United States Air Force]], [[Wright-Patterson AFB]], Ohio, was flown to the museum on 18 August 2011. One of the greatest feats of heroism during the [[Vietnam War]] involved the C-130E, call sign "Spare 617".{{refn|The aircrew of "Spare 617" were: Capt. William Caldwell, pilot; Lt. John Hering, co-pilot; Lt. Richard A. Lenz, navigator; Tech. Sgt. Jon Sanders, flight engineer, loadmasters Tech. Sgt. Charlie Shaub and A1C Dave McAleece|group=N}} The C-130E attempted to airdrop ammunition to surround South Vietnamese forces at An Loc, Vietnam. Approaching the drop zone, Spare 617 received heavy enemy ground fire that damaged two engines, ruptured a bleed air duct in the cargo compartment, and set the ammunition on fire. Flight engineer TSgt Sanders was killed, and navigator 1st Lt Lenz and co-pilot 1st Lt Hering were both wounded. Despite receiving severe burns from hot air escaping from the damaged air bleed duct, loadmaster TSgt Shaub extinguished a fire in the cargo compartment, and successfully jettisoned the cargo pallets, which exploded in mid-air. Despite losing a third engine on the final approach, pilot Capt Caldwell landed Spare 617 safely. For their actions, Caldwell and Shaub received the [[Air Force Cross (United States)|Air Force Cross]], the U.S. Air Force's second highest award for valor. TSgt Shaub also received the William H. Pitsenbarger Award for Heroism from the [[Air Force Sergeants Association]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20110914075138/http://www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=18724 "Factsheet: Lockheed C-130E Hercules"].  ''National Museum of the United States Air Force,'' 29 February 2011. {{US Air Force}}</ref>
* KC-130F, USN/USMC BuNo 149798 used in tests in October–November 1963 by the U.S. Navy for [[Arresting gear|unarrested]] landings and unassisted take-offs from the carrier [[USS Forrestal|USS ''Forrestal'' (CV-59)]], it remains the record holder for largest aircraft to operate from a carrier flight deck, and carried the name "Look Ma, No Hook" during the tests. Retired to the [[National Museum of Naval Aviation]], [[NAS Pensacola]], Florida in May 2003.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 30}}
* C-130G, USN/USMC BuNo 151891; modified to EC-130G, 1966, then testbed for EC-130Q TACAMO in 1981, then changed to TC-130G and used by Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Three (VQ-3) for flight proficiency (bounce bird). In early 1991 it was transferred to AMMARG Davis-Monthan AFB Tucson, AZ. In May 1991 it was assigned as the U.S. Navy's [[Blue Angels]] USMC support aircraft, serving as "Fat Albert Airlines" from 1991 to 2002. Retired to the [[National Museum of Naval Aviation]] at NAS Pensacola, Florida in November 2002 where it remains on outside static display reflecting the BLUES colors.<ref name="olausson43" />
* C-130E, AF Ser. No. 64-0525 was on display at the 82nd Airborne Division War Memorial Museum at [[Fort Bragg]], North Carolina. The aircraft was the last assigned to the 43rd AW at [[Pope AFB]], North Carolina before retirement from the USAF.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 52}}
* C-130E-LM, AF Ser. No. 64-0533 – Taken in December 1964 by 314th Troop Carrier Wing, Sewart AFB, TN. Last assigned to 37th Airlift Squadron, Rhein-Main AB, Germany. Transferred to [[Elmendorf Air Force Base|Elmendorf AFB]] for display, May 2004. Marked as 53-2453.{{Citation needed|date=August 2024}}
* C-130E, AF Ser. No. 69-6579 operated by the 61st TAS, 314th TAW, 50th AS, 61st AS; at [[Dyess AFB]] as maintenance trainer as GC-130E, March 1998; to Dyess AFB Linear Air Park, January 2004.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 74}}
* MC-130E Combat Talon I, AF Ser. No. 64-0567, unofficially known as "Wild Thing". It transported captured Panamanian dictator [[Manuel Noriega]] in 1989 during Operation Just Cause and participated in Operation Eagle Claw, the unsuccessful attempt to rescue U.S. hostages from Iran in 1980. Wild Thing was also the first fixed-wing aircraft to employ night-vision goggles. On display at [[Hurlburt Field]], in Florida.<ref>[http://www.codeonemagazine.com/news_item.html?item_id=320 "Combat Talon Dedicated"]. {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927081358/http://www.codeonemagazine.com/news_item.html?item_id=320 |date=27 September 2011}} ''Code One Magazine'', 6 May 2011.</ref>
* C-130E, AF Ser. No. 69-6580 operated by the 61st TAS, 314th TAW, 317th TAW, 314th TAW, 317th TAW, 40th AS, 41st AS, 43rd AW, retired after center wing cracks were detected in April 2002; to the [[Air Mobility Command Museum]], [[Dover AFB]], Delaware on 2 February 2004.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 74}}
* C-130E, AF Ser. No. 70-1269 was used by the 43rd AW and is on display at the Pope Air Park, [[Pope AFB]], North Carolina as of 2006.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 78}}
* C-130H, AF Ser. No. 74-1686 used by the 463rd TAW; one of three C-130H airframes modified to YMC-130H for an aborted rescue attempt of Iranian hostages, [[Operation Credible Sport]], with rocket packages blistered onto fuselage in 1980, but these were removed after the mission was canceled. Subsequent duty with the [[4950th Test Wing]], then donated to the [[Museum of Aviation (Warner Robins)|Museum of Aviation]] at [[Robins AFB]], Georgia, in March 1988.{{sfn|Olausson|2010| p= 91}}
* C-130H, AF Ser. No. 88-4401 operated by the Ohio [[179th Airlift Wing]] has been retired and is on display at the [[MAPS Air Museum]] in [[Canton, Ohio]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-01-09 |title=Lockheed C-130H "Hercules" - MAPS Air Museum |url=https://mapsairmuseum.org/lockheed-c-130h-hercules/ |access-date=2023-01-10 |language=en-US}}</ref>