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Globemaster
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The inaugural flight of the C-17 took place on September 15, 1991 from the McDonnell Douglas plant in Long Beach, California, one year late. The first aircraft (T-1) and five other production models (P1-P5) participated in extensive flight and evaluation tests at Edwards Air Force Base, California. Two complete fuselages were built for static and load testing.
The C-17 was built in Long Beach, California, and the first C-17 squadron was declared operational in January 1995. The C-17 fleet participated in many contingency operations, including the transport of troops and equipment to Operation Joint Endeavour to support peacekeeping in Bosnia and Operation Allied in Kosovo. In 1998, eight C-17s completed the longest air launch mission in history, flying more than 8,000 nautical miles (14,816 kilometers) from the United States to Central Asia, launching troops and equipment after more than 19 hours in the air.
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A C-17 Globemaster deploys flares.
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RNLAF C-17 Delivers Newest Dutch CH-47F Chinook
The CH-47F was flown from Ft. Hood, Texas, where Dutch pilots and crews undergo Weapons & Air Mobile Training, to be added to the line-up of 298 Squadron’s CH-47D/F Chinooks. The C-17 is one of three Dutch Globemaster IIIs based at Papa Air Base in Hungary as part of the international collaboration Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC).
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