| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 72-1875 |
| Alternate Serial: | 01875 |
| Other Marks: | 53/CX001 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | McDonnell Douglas C-15 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | McDonnell Douglas C-15 |
| Aircraft Version: | McDonnell Douglas YC-15A |
| C/n (msn): | 50000 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Tucson - Davis-Monthan AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Arizona, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDMA IATA: DMA Local: DMA Other: - |
| Photo Date: | October 1979 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 19043 |
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The YC-15 was the McDonnell Douglas entry against the Boeing YC-14 in the Advanced Medium STOL Transport (AMST) competition. This, the first of two, made her maiden flight on 28.8.75 and was later used as a CFM-56 engine test-bed. Registered as N15YC 4.97; moved from Palmdale to Edwards AFB in 4.08 and now displayed near the west gate (Rosamond) in the Century Circle. Although neither design was adopted, McDonnell Douglas later of course went on to develop the successful C-17 Globemaster III This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2017, and has since been viewed 285 times. |