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    The McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is a large military transport aircraft developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) between the...
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    Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) operates eight Boeing C-17 Globemaster III large transport aircraft. Four C-17s were ordered in mid-2006 to improve the ability...
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    smaller Lockheed C-141 Starlifter and the later Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world. The C-5 Galaxy's development...
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  • light transport Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress, an American WWII bomber Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, an American cargo plane Bréguet 17, a French WWI fighter...
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    would be used to form the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III. In 1968, the USAF started work on a series of prototype proposals...
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    Peter M. Boeing Aircraft since 1916, third edition. London: Putnam 1989. ISBN 0-85177-804-6. Kennedy, Betty R. Globemaster III: Acquiring the C-17, Air Mobility...
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    airlifter. Under the C-X program, the YC-15's basic design would become the successful McDonnell Douglas (later Boeing) C-17 Globemaster III. The Advanced Medium...
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    On July 28, 2010, a C-17 Globemaster III transport plane of the U.S. Air Force (USAF) crashed at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Alaska, while practicing for...
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    of Prey Boeing X-40 Boeing X-53 Active Aeroelastic Wing Boeing YC-14 Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Boeing C-22 Boeing VC-25 Boeing C-32 Boeing C-40 Clipper...
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  • Squadron is a squadron of the Royal Air Force which operates the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III strategic/tactical transport aircraft from RAF Brize Norton....
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    present McDonnell Douglas/Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, 1989-1995 Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser, 2006-2012 Lockheed Martin C-130 Hercules (All variants)...
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  • Globemaster may refer to: Globemaster is the name of three separate airlifters, produced by Douglas Aircraft Company or its successors: Globemaster Air...
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    engines can be converted to the PW2043 version. Boeing 757 Boeing C-32A Boeing C-17 Globemaster III Ilyushin Il-96M Data from FAA Type: Turbofan Length:...
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    transport, air-to-air refuelling and military parachuting, with the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Airbus A400M Atlas and Airbus Voyager operating from the station...
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    distances to its 12 member nations by owning and operating three Boeing C-17 Globemaster III long range cargo aircraft. The SAC is based at the Hungarian...
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  • Australian Air Force (RAAF) strategic transport squadron. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III heavy airlifters from RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland. The squadron...
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  • operates 11 Boeing C-17 Globemaster IIIs. First C-17 was delivered in January 2013 and the sixth C-17 aircraft was received in July 2014. Boeing delivered...
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    which have included to date: Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, Lockheed C-141 Starlifter, Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Lockheed C-130 Hercules and Lockheed P-3 Orion...
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    such as the Transall C-160 and the Lockheed C-130 Hercules. The A400M is sized between the C-130 and the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III. It can carry heavier...
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    external tanks. In September 2010, Kuwait requested to purchase one Boeing C-17 followed shortly with an order for one more. The U.S. approved the foreign...
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    Dover Air Force Base near Dover, Delaware. The squadron operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach...
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    stationed at March Air Reserve Base, California. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing global airlift any time, any place. The squadron...
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    Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska. It operates Beechcraft C-12 Huron and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft providing airlift in the Pacific theater. The...
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    Wing at Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach...
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    [citation needed] The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is one of the few modern aircraft that uses reverse thrust in flight. The Boeing-manufactured aircraft...
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    Lewis-McChord, (McChord Air Force Base), Washington. It operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach...
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    Air Force Base, Delaware. The wing operates Lockheed C-5 Galaxy and Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft, and is assigned to Air Mobility Command's Eighteenth...
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    expanded. Its runway can support all types of aircraft, including a Boeing C-17 Globemaster III or an Antonov An-225 Mriya. The airport can be used for both...
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    Joint Base Charleston, South Carolina. The squadron operates Boeing C-17 Globemaster III aircraft supporting the United States Air Force global reach...
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    philosophy. Such a craft would be similar in size and capacity to the Boeing C-17 Globemaster III and be able to carry a load equivalent to two U.S. Marine Corps...
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