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Lockheed C-141 Starlifter

It has been called the most massive and ambitious airlift operation in human history. During the Gulf War in 1991, a ...
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(PRN) USAF Retires Last Lockheed Martin C-141 StarLifter; World's First Jet-Powered Airlifter Completes 43-Year Career

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, Ohio, May 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The U.S. Air Force retired the last Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) C-141 StarLifter airlifter to the National ...
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C-141 Starlifter—The Unsung Giant of U.S. Air Mobility

Before the days of modern heavy-lift aircraft, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter revolutionized military air transport. Fast, powerful, and dependable, this jet carried troops, cargo, and hope across the ...
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NASA Ends the Deconstruction of the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter That Flew With a Telescope

Generally speaking, when one thinks of a telescope one imagines either huge dishes installed on the ground, at high altitude, or immense mirrors placed in key points in orbit around the planet. But ...