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C-141A Starlifter

An impressive lineup of U.S. Air Force aircraft types were on static display at this airshow at Carswell AFB, Fort Worth, Texas, circa 1967. The fighter row (middle) includes three F-105 Thunderchiefs, three Lockheed F-104 Starfighters, an F-101 Voodoo, an F-4 Phantom II, two Convair F-106 Delta Darts, a Convair F-102 Delta Dagger, and a T-38 Talon trainer. At top, a B-52 Stratofortress bomber and a KC-135 Stratotanker refueler are next to a Lockheed C-141A StarLifter transport and the XB-70 Valkyrie triple-sonic research aircraft, whose center fuselage was made at the then-Lockheed-Georgia Company facility in Marietta, Georgia. The eclectic group at the bottom includes (clockwise from left) a Lockheed YF-12 interceptor, an RB-57 high altitude reconnaissance aircraft modified at the General Dynamics (formerly Convair) facility across the runway, a Convair B-58 Hustler bomber, a General Dynamics F-111A fighter-bomber, a B-26K Counter Invader, and a Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady high altitude reconnaissance aircraft. At the far right, either real or mockups, are an X-15 research aircraft and a Thor-Able booster rocket.

C-141 Starlifter

C-141 Starlifter

A C-141B Starlifter aircraft leaves four plumes of exhaust behind it as it prepares for an airdrop during Operation Deep Freeze. Can airlift combat forces, equipment and supplies, and deliver them on the ground or by airdrop, using paratroop doors on each side and a rear loading ramp. It can be used for low-altitude delivery of paratroops and equipment, and high-altitude delivery of paratroops. It can also airdrop equipment and supplies using the container delivery system. It is the first aircraft designed to be compatible with the 463L Material Handling System, which permits off-loading 68,000 pounds (30,600 kilograms) of cargo, refueling and reloading a full load, all in less than an hour. The C-141 has an all-weather landing system, pressurized cabin and crew station. Its cargo compartment can easily be modified to perform around 30 different missions. About 200 troops or 155 fully equipped paratroops can sit in canvas side-facing seats, or 166 troops in rear-facing airline seats. Rollers in the aircraft floor allow quick and easy cargo pallet loading. A palletized lavatory and galley can be installed quickly to accommodate passengers, and when palletized cargo is not being carried, the rollers can be turned over to leave a smooth, flat surface for loading vehicles. In its aeromedical evacuation role, the Starlifter can carry about 103 litter patients, 113 ambulatory patients or a combination of the two. It provides rapid transfer of the sick and wounded from remote areas overseas to hospitals in the United States.

C-141 Starlifter

C-141 Starlifter

C-141 Starlifter