C-7 Caribou, U. S. Army; U. S. Air Force (57-3083), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 82nd Airborne Division Museum
The U. S. Army used C-7 Caribou aircrafts for tactical transport during the Vietnam War. They were employed where larger cargo aircraft such as the C-123 Provider and the C-130 Hercules could not land on the shorter landing strips. The aircraft could carry 32 troops and two Jeeps, or similar light vehicles. The rear loading ramp could also be used for parachute dropping. In 1966, the U. S. Air Force took over flying most fixed wing aircraft that were in Army service. After the Vietnam War, all Caribous were transferred to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard airlift units.
The C-7 in the photograph was ordered in 1957 and built by de Havilland Canada. It was delivered in 1959 and assigned to Transportation Aircraft Test and Support Activity (TATSA) U. S. Army. The aircraft was transferred to the Air Force. The aircraft returned to Army service in 1975 to support the Golden Knights parachute demonstration team.
C-7 Caribou, U. S. Army; U. S. Air Force (57-3083), Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 82nd Airborne Division Museum
The U. S. Army used C-7 Caribou aircrafts for tactical transport during the Vietnam War. They were employed where larger cargo aircraft such as the C-123 Provider and the C-130 Hercules could not land on the shorter landing strips. The aircraft could carry 32 troops and two Jeeps, or similar light vehicles. The rear loading ramp could also be used for parachute dropping. In 1966, the U. S. Air Force took over flying most fixed wing aircraft that were in Army service. After the Vietnam War, all Caribous were transferred to Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard airlift units.
The C-7 in the photograph was ordered in 1957 and built by de Havilland Canada. It was delivered in 1959 and assigned to Transportation Aircraft Test and Support Activity (TATSA) U. S. Army. The aircraft was transferred to the Air Force. The aircraft returned to Army service in 1975 to support the Golden Knights parachute demonstration team.