Official Lockheed Georgia photo G-31271-P. Original caption reads "OTHER NATIONS STUDY C-5... Proving itsself in operations for the United States it moves thousands of tons of cargo to its destinations, the Lockheed C-5, world's largest aircraft, is being considered for fleets in some other nations. Here the big plane is seen taking on cargo at Dover AFB, Del., USA". Delivered 1971, converted to C-5C 1988, C-5M 2015. Assigned to Travis AFB for all of its life, transported Hubble space telescope from California to Kennedy Space Center in October 1989.
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