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Lockheed C-141 1
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. The backbone of the US Air Force from 1965 to 2006. The C-141 was developed as one of the first jet transports of the time. Built for strategic airlift. The C-141 first flew as the C-141A on December 17th 1963 and was put into service in April 1965. deploying to Vietnam and bring troops home at the end of the war. During the late 70's and early 80's 270 of the 280 Starlifter's built were stretched to the C-141B standard. This also added aerial refueling to the C-141. In the Gulf War the starlifter proved itself again by flying in troops and supplies into Saudi Arabia. Being the backbone of the strategic air lift during Operation Desert Shield. In 2004 the C-141 left all active USAF units and were put into reserve and guard units. The mighty Starlifter was retired in may 2006 with the final flight being the C-141C Starlifter Hanoi Taxi to the National Museum Of the United States Air Force. With a payload capacity of 70,000lbs, troop capacity of 154 troops. This bird flew with a crew of 5. 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator and 1 loadmaster. Unrefueled ranged of 2,500nm and a top speed of 493kts. Length of the B model was 168ft with a wingspan of 160ft. The Starlifter fleet flew their wings off and earned their place in aviation history. This model shows the C-141B
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Lockheed C-141 1
The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter. The backbone of the US Air Force from 1965 to 2006. The C-141 was developed as one of the first jet transports of the time. Built for strategic airlift. The C-141 first flew as the C-141A on December 17th 1963 and was put into service in April 1965. deploying to Vietnam and bring troops home at the end of the war. During the late 70's and early 80's 270 of the 280 Starlifter's built were stretched to the C-141B standard. This also added aerial refueling to the C-141. In the Gulf War the starlifter proved itself again by flying in troops and supplies into Saudi Arabia. Being the backbone of the strategic air lift during Operation Desert Shield. In 2004 the C-141 left all active USAF units and were put into reserve and guard units. The mighty Starlifter was retired in may 2006 with the final flight being the C-141C Starlifter Hanoi Taxi to the National Museum Of the United States Air Force. With a payload capacity of 70,000lbs, troop capacity of 154 troops. This bird flew with a crew of 5. 2 pilots, 1 flight engineer, 1 navigator and 1 loadmaster. Unrefueled ranged of 2,500nm and a top speed of 493kts. Length of the B model was 168ft with a wingspan of 160ft. The Starlifter fleet flew their wings off and earned their place in aviation history. This model shows the C-141B
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