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 Dryden Home > Collections > Movie Home > C-17 > Movie # EM-0075-05 |
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Air Force's First C-17 Flies into Retirement |
| Movie Number |
EM-0075-05
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| Movie Date |
April 23, 2012
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| Formats |
854 X 480 QuickTime Movie (8.7 MB) 854 X 480 Closed Captioned (8.7 MB) 1280 X 720 QuickTime Movie (59.5 MB) |
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Still photos of this aircraft are available in several resolutions at http://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/multimedia/imagegallery/C-17/index.html |
| Description |
The U.S. Air Force has retired its first C-17 transport after 21 years as a flight test aircraft and use in joint NASA-USAF propulsion research. NASA research pilot Frank Batteas, who was an Air Force test pilot on the C-17 for four years before coming to NASA, was on the flight crew for the C-17's ferry flight from Edwards Air Force Base to the National Museum of the Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. |
| Keywords | C-17, Globemaster III, Frank Batteas, First C-17 transport retires |
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Last Modified: April 24, 2012 |
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