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The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin.It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo.
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The 436 AW is the only combat-ready C-5 Galaxy wing capable of employing airdrop and special operations tactics in support of worldwide airlift. [ 2 ] The wing routinely flies airlift missions throughout the world, projecting global reach to more than 90 countries on six continents including Asia, Africa, Australia, Europe, North America, and ...
A C-5 Galaxy takes off from a runway at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. In December 1989, the 22d participated in Operation Just Cause , which ended the dictatorship of Panama's Gen. Manuel Noriega . In August 1990, the unit provided strategic airlift in support of the massive coalition forces buildup in Southwest Asia prior to Operations Desert ...
Lockheed C-5 Galaxy, a military transport aircraft; C-5 North Star, a 1940s Canadian military aircraft; HMS C5, a 1906 Royal Navy C-class submarine; USS C-5 (SS-16), a 1908 United States Navy C-class submarine; USS San Francisco (C-5), an 1889 United States Navy protected cruiser; Albatros C.V, a World War I German military reconnaissance aircraft
Location Status Notes Ref. N1011 L-1011-1 1970 November 16, 1970 August 1986 Lockheed Corporation: Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia On static display Nose only [4] [failed verification] C-FTNA L-1011-1 1972 December 1972 July 6, 2001 Eastern Air Lines; Air Canada; Air Transat; Air France; Air Transat; Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport in ...
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy was considered for the shuttle-carrier role by NASA but rejected in favor of the 747. This was due to the 747's low-wing design in comparison to the C-5's high-wing design, and also because the U.S. Air Force would have retained ownership of the C-5, while NASA could own the 747s outright.