MUSEUM NEWS 

16 SEPTEMBER 2005

Once slated to to be flown to McChord and placed on display at the Museum, C-130E 63-7767 will more than likely spend it's last days at the Davis - Monthan "Boneyard" in Arizona. The aircraft is currently assigned to the 314th Airlift Wing at Little Rock AFB, AR

The McChord Air Museum was recently informed that it would not be receiving C-130 s/n 63-7767, or any other C-130 for the next few years. This disappointing news is due to an Air Mobility Study investigating the state of the Air Forces mobility forces. The aircraft, -7767, had been grounded for more than a year due to wing box issues, will more than likely be on its way to the Arizona "Boneyard" with other C-130 to be held in reserve for potential use in the future.  

In 2005, the museum was presented a list of C-130 aircraft close to retirement; a few of those aircraft were C-130's that had once flown at McChord with the 36th Tactical Airlift Squadron "Eagle Airlifters" in the 70's and 80's, which is a preference for the McChord Museum. Fortunately, former McChord based C-130's are still in operational use in the USAF, and will be available when the next C-130 is offered for display.