c-141 starlifter

gary · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:18 pm **Posts:** 142

was the starlifter retired or do some branch's of the service still use it?
Gary

T33driver · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:24 pm

gary wrote:

was the starlifter retired or do some branch's of the service still use it?
Gary

The last C-141 (66-0177 "The Hanoi Taxi") was retired from flying status by the US Air Force Reserve in May of 2006.

TAdan · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:36 pm

Here she is this past August at the NMUSAF

gary · **Joined:** Tue Dec 21, 2004 11:18 pm **Posts:** 142

reason I ask is a news story out of a navy airfield in Bahrain had a 141 sitting on the ramp?????

Karpis · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:26 pm

There are one or two other types that resemble the 141

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 4:56 pm

Like the IL-76 which is still in widespread use, including contracts for the US Military.

tom d. friedman · **Posted:** Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:49 pm

i have a c-141 flight manual if anyone is interested in purchasing it.

EXPAT0149 · **Joined:** Fri Nov 18, 2005 9:44 am **Posts:** 163

The airfield the Navy use at Bahrain is also the international airport for the Bahrain.

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