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What Plane Is This (sorry I Dont Know Air Force)

TWA902fly From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 3048 posts, RR: 4
Posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1260 times:

I took this pic August 19th 2000 at Fairbanks Alaska. I realized that i have no idea wht it is. Can anyone help me out with this US Air Force plane?

thanks to all

-TWA902fly

life wasn't worth the balance, or the crumpled paper it was written on

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Future_Pilot From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 1, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1215 times:

That's a Lockheed C-141B Starlifter.

ATRpilot From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 2, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 10 hours ago) and read 1198 times:

That is a C141B Starlifter transport aircraft of the USAF Air Mobility Command.

Meister808 From United States of America, joined Jan 2000, 972 posts, RR: 1
Reply 3, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1146 times:

Definitely a C-141. Probably based at Charleston AFB, SC

-Meister

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Flyf15 From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 4, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1137 times:

Yup, its a C-141. The only other airlifters that are in the US inventory currently that have a similar design are the C-17 and C-5, both newer and larger.

TWA902fly From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 3048 posts, RR: 4
Reply 5, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1132 times:

ok thanks everyone. btw- why would it be bast at Charleston and fly to FAIRBANKS, ALASKA?

-TWA902fly

life wasn't worth the balance, or the crumpled paper it was written on

TWA902fly From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 3048 posts, RR: 4
Reply 6, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 4 hours ago) and read 1131 times:

ok thanks everyone. btw- why would it be based at Charleston and fly to FAIRBANKS, ALASKA?

-TWA902fly

life wasn't worth the balance, or the crumpled paper it was written on

Jabpilot From United States of America, joined Dec 1999, 423 posts, RR: 1
Reply 7, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 3 hours ago) and read 1118 times:

If you know the "tail number" of the USAF aircraft, you can find out where it's based by using this site. Jeff http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/mwims/tails.htm

ATRpilot From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR:
Reply 8, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 2 days 2 hours ago) and read 1100 times:

I used to be pretty good with my USAF tail flashes... I'm sure that C141 is NOT from Charleston, and I'm relatively sure its not from Travis AFB in N.J. Maybe March AFB in California? For some reason that rings a bell. I'm not sure what AMC has as far as wings in Alaska, so that's kinda a shot in the dark.

J32driver From United States of America, joined May 2000, 399 posts, RR: 1
Reply 9, posted (12 years 6 months 3 weeks 1 day 13 hours ago) and read 1068 times:

ATRpilot is right on. Its definitely not a Charleston bird. Those have a blue and white "Palmetto" flag towards the leading edge of the yellow stripe.

I think this one might be from the training command at Altus, Oklahoma... not 100% sure though.

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