Lockheed’s long-lived C130 Hercules has enjoyed an incredible career and continues to serve over 60 nations in a variety of roles. It is sometimes forgotten that the C130 was the very first U.S. airplane, other than fighters and bombers, to use turbine engines.

The C130 was introduced in 1954 and continues to be produced.  It has the longest, continuous military aircraft production run in history and one of the top three longest, continuous aircraft production lines of any type.