C-5 Galaxy Still Going Strong After 38 Years

US Air Force, WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE: Thirty-eight years after the C-5 Galaxy made its maiden flight on June 30, 1968, it marks another significant milestone. At Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Ga., on Monday, June 19, the upgraded C-5M made its first flight right on schedule. 
 
A rollout ceremony for the first of 111 C-5Ms was held at the Marietta plant on May 16. The modernization promised a more powerful, yet quieter airplane.