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Orbital L1011

Lockheed L1011 Tristar N140SC at Mojave California in March 2001, then operated by Orbital Sciences now under the ownership of Northrop Grumman, used for the air launch of pegasus XL rockets at 39,000ft. In sevice with Air Canada as C FTNJ from March 1974, acquired by Orbital in 1994 taking almost a year to modify for its future task, as of Oct 2019 this L1011 is the last of the type still flying.

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Uploaded on November 1, 2019
Taken on March 11, 2001