C-17 Globemaster III

Wright-Patt to get C-17 aircraft - A formation of C-17 Globemaster IIIs fly over the Blue Ridge Mountains in Virginia during low-level tactical training in December 2005. The 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, will become Air Force Reserve Command's fourth C-17 unit and second unit to be equipped with its own Globemaster III aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Jacob Bailey)

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The C-17 Globemaster III T-1 flies over Owens Valley, Calif., for a test sortie. (U.S. Air Force photo) The Globemaster III on display is the prototype C-17. Built by the Douglas Aircraft Co., which is now Boeing, it was designated T-1 (S/N 87-0025). T-1 made its first flight on Sept. 15, 1991, when it was delivered to the USAF at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif., for testing. After completing the extensive C-17 flight test program, T-1 supported many other flight and propulsion test programs for the USAF, NASA and others. T-1 also appeared in a number of major motion pictures, including "Transformers" (2007), "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" (2009), "Iron Man" (2008) and "Iron Man 2" (2010).

After 20 years of wide-ranging flight tests, T-1 had reached the end of its flying career, and it was retired at Edwards AFB in 2011. T-1 was flown to the museum to begin its new career in April 2012.

C-17 Globemaster IIIs from the 535th Airlift Squadron at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii, participate in an airdrop training mission May 16, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Shane A. Cuomo)

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