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Lockheed C-141 Starlifter
Commercial Retired

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter

Airlifter family

285Units built

Overview

The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a retired four-engine military strategic airlifter that served with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), its successor organization the Military Airlift Command (MAC), and finally the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the United States Air Force (USAF). The aircraft also served with airlift and air mobility wings of the Air Force Reserve (AFRES), later renamed Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), the Air National Guard (ANG) and, later, one air mobility wing of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) dedicated to C-141, C-5, C-17 and KC-135 training.

Specifications

Figures are compiled from public sources and may be approximate; they can vary by variant and configuration.

Photos

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