8. Globemaster III C-17
Joined the Service in 1991
2012 (T1 Prototype): Retired
Expense: *$328 million
The Boeing C-17 Globemaster III is another aircraft. The McDonnell Douglas division of Boeing designed the Globemaster III. The USAF received this massive military transport aircraft in 1995 after it made its maiden flight in 1991. Tactical and strategic airlift operations are frequent uses for the C-17.
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This Boeing Co-pilot is used for airdrops, medical evacuations, and international troop and freight transportation. The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter was replaced with the C-17. Additionally, the C-17 was intended to free up the C-5 fleet so that it could handle oversize cargo.
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