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Catalog Number:
1993.097
Location:
510 POW/MIA DR (P-40S/HO)
Description:
A Lockheed C-5a Galaxy Transport In Camouflage Paint, With Landing Gear Down, Moments Before Touchdown On A Rain Slicks Runway At Travis Air Force Base, Fairfield, California.The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy Strategic Logistical Transport Aircraft First Flown On 20 June 1968, Entering Service With The United States Military Airlift Command In December 1969. When First Flown On June 30, 1968, The C-5a Was The Largest Land Plane Then Built. The Galaxy Can Carry A Payload Of Nearly 120 Tons, Its Lower Deck Alone Is 144 Feet Long And 19 Feet Wide And 13 Feet High.