Marietta Lockheed Martin Plant Delivers 2,500th Hercules Aircraft

At 60 years, the Marietta-built Hercules C-130 is the longest continually produced military aircraft.

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Lockheed Martin’s production facility in Marietta celebrated a milestone. It delivered its 2,500th Hercules C-130 aircraft.

When Lockheed designed the Hercules in the 1950s, a famous engineer said it would be lucky to sell 100 of the massive transport aircrafts.