This a/c survived the closing of The Octave Chanute Air Museum and is now on display at the Museum of Missouri Military History.

This early Herc was built at Marietta, GA in April 1957 and went on to be stationed for the early of its service life in Japan. It returned to the US in 1971 and was involved in a wheels-up landing at Duluth, MN, in April 1973 but was repaired and returned to service. Around 1976 it was transferred to 180th Tactical Airlift Squadron at Saint Joseph, MO, hence the markings. In May 1984 it was transferred to Chanute Technical Training Center at Chanute AFB, Rantoul until SOC in June 1990. After closure of this museum it went to the Museum of Missouri Military History, Jefferson City, MO.

This is one of the former residents of the, now closed, Chanute Aerospace Museum and has been trucked in to its new home at the very friendly Museum of Missouri Military History. A fitting place fot this C-130 to reside as it served previously with the 180th TAS MO ANG at St Joseph, MO.