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Crew members from the 39th Rescue Squadron and 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose in front of King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, before taking it on its final flight from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it will retire March 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)


King 52 takes its final flight to retirement

Crew members from the 39th Rescue Squadron and 720th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron pose in front of King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, before taking it on its final flight from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, where it will retire March 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)

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King 52, the first HC-130H configured for Air Force rescue rests on the Edwards Air Force Base, California, flightline in 1966. (Photo by Steve Kraus)
King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, departs from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, for the last time March 9, 2017. The aircraft, tail number 4852, will retire at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, with more than 50 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, takes off from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, bound to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, on its final flight before retirement March 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
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. King 52 will retire at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona, with more than 50 years of service. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Lindsey Maurice)
Capt. Daniel Morgese. left, and Lt. Col. John Lowe, HC-130P/N pilots with the 39th Rescue Squadron, run through their pre-flight checklists before taking King 52, the first HC-130 configured for Air Force rescue in 1964, for its final flight from Patrick Air Force Base, Florida, to Davis-Monthan, Arizona, March 6, 2017. (U.S. Air Force/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
A Fox TV camera crew shoots footage of Tech. Sgt. Ben Domian, a survival, evasion, resistance, and escape specialist with the 920th Rescue Wing, in front of a HC-130 P/N King June 15, 2016 at Patrick Air Force Base, Fla. The network shot footage of Domian to use for its newest reality show,
A group of fixed and rotor wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel deployed to Africa and Afghanistan. In both locations, Rescue Wing Airmen are tasked with saving lives by using their skills and equipment to perform combat rescue operations – speeding to pick up isolated personnel and the injured and return them safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
A group of fixed and rotor wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel deployed to Africa and Afghanistan. In both locations, Rescue Wing Airmen are tasked with saving lives by using their skills and equipment to perform combat rescue operations – speeding to pick up isolated personnel and the injured and return them safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
A group of fixed and rotor wing aviator, maintenance and support personnel deployed to Africa and Afghanistan. In both locations, Rescue Wing Airmen are tasked with saving lives by using their skills and equipment to perform combat rescue operations – speeding to pick up isolated personnel and the injured and return them safely. (U.S. Air Force photo/Maj. Cathleen Snow)
On Dec. 7, 2001, Staff Sgt. Douglas L. Eccleston died while performing his duties rescuing a sailor off the coast of Bermuda. Due to Eccleston's heroic actions, the sailor’s life was saved. (U.S. Air Force photo)
On Dec. 7, 2001, Staff Sgt. Douglas L. Eccleston, pararescueman, 920th Rescue Wing, died while performing his duties rescuing a sailor off the coast of Bermuda. Due to Eccleston's heroic actions, the sailor’s life was saved.