(Radio Iowa) – A Vietnam-era military jet flew over Sioux City for the first time in years with the help of two Iowa National Guard Chinook helicopters. The A-7 Corsair jet was moved Wednesday from the old Martin’s Airfield to the 185th Air National Guard base, where it will be restored and then be on permanent display at the Siouxland Freedom Park. Park board member Marty Hogan says they are excited to see the project happen.

A-7 jet getting prepped for flight to 185th Air Guard base. (KSCJ photo)

He says they had to get ownership of the jet and then figure out how to get it moved and refurbished.

Two Army National Guard Chinooks from Boone carried the plane from the airfield where it had been for the last 22 years to the 18th Airbase. This A-7 was used for training pilots at the 185th and was never flown in combat. The repainting is expected to take two or three months to complete.