C-5 Galaxy Makes Its First Flight

June 30, 1968

The world’s largest military aircraft, the Lockheed C-5A Galaxy, makes its first flight, as company pilots Leo Sullivan and Walt Hensleigh use only 4,500 feet of the 10,000-foot runway at Dobbins Air Force Base, Ga., to get airborne.

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