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C/n 45245 built in 1958 to USAF marked 56-2008. In National Museum of USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, OH, USA 6. October 2017
Conceived as an air transport for America's large missiles, the C-133 was designed to meet the requirements for the USAF's Logistic Carrier Support System. The C-133 Cargomaster was developed by the Douglas Aircraft Company and first flown on 23 April 1956. It was the largest turboprop transport ever to be accepted by the U.S. Air Force. In 1958, C-133s began flying MATS air routes throughout the world, and two Dover based C-133s established transatlantic speed records for transport aircraft on their first flights to Europe. The fleet of 50 aircraft proved itself invaluable during the Vietnam War, but fatigue problems led to their withdrawal from service in 1971.
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C/n 45245 built in 1958 to USAF marked 56-2008. In National Museum of USAF, Wright-Patterson AFB near Dayton, OH, USA 6. October 2017
Fujairah (Arabic: الفجيرة Al Fuǧaira) is one of the seven emirates that make up the United Arab Emirates, and the only one of the seven that has a coastline solely on the Gulf of Oman and none on the Persian Gulf. Photo taken out the back of a U.S. Air Force C-130 Hercules from Peoria, IL dropping off cargo on June 14, 2003. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Matt Hecht)
My pride and joy! I've had a lot of time on this bird restoring it when the musuem first brought it into the collection a little more than a decade ago. Glad to see they're taking care of it!
Overview of the Cold War Gallery at the National Museum of the United States Air Force (www.nationalmuseum.af.mil/).
From left to right: the Lockheed SR-71A , Douglas C-133A Cargo Master, and Boeing X-45A J-UCAS.