C-130 Hercules Transported Through North Escambia

October 2, 2025

A C-130 military transport aircraft was transported through North Escambia on Thursday.

The U.S. Air Force Lockheed C-130 Hercules was operated by the 179th Airlift Wing, a unit of the Ohio Air National Guard. In 2015, was dedicated as the “Spirit of Galion” to pay tribute to the city of Galion, Ohio, and the Guard members from there.

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The plane left Hurlburt Field in Okaloosa County and is being hauled to a company in Catoosa, Oklahoma, a small city about 15 miles from Tulsa where it will be retrofitted as a training module.

The plane traveled Highway 4 and Highway 29 Thursday and was stopped temporarily on Muscogee Road.

NorthEscambia.com photos by Kristi Barbour, click to enlarge.

Comments

7 Responses to “C-130 Hercules Transported Through North Escambia”

  1. Susie on October 3rd, 2025 9:59 am

    Beautiful!!! Love it!!!

  2. JJ on October 3rd, 2025 9:50 am

    @Charlotte
    and IMPATIENT DRIVERS!

  3. B on October 3rd, 2025 7:55 am

    So impressive ‼️ I fell rite in behind it in Jay & followed him back to century ✈️ , it was amazingly huge … I wondered if what stories it could tell

  4. Bigblock345 on October 2nd, 2025 9:33 pm

    That is so cool. Hate I missed it.

  5. Eric M on October 2nd, 2025 5:27 pm

    Great plane to jump out of! Airborne all the way!

  6. Luigi on October 2nd, 2025 4:07 pm

    In service for decades yet still irreplaceable. They retired the C141 , the C5 Galaxy it’s about to exit yet the workhorse of Air Mobility , ATC , ACC still the Hercules is a unique aircraft backbone of air transportation and unique mobility tool across the globe .

  7. David Huie Green on October 2nd, 2025 3:32 pm

    Impressive plane.

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