C-141B Starlifter Page

16th AS C-141 Special Operations Patch

This site is dedicated to one of the finest heavy airlifters in the history of the world, the C-141 Starlifter. If you aren't familiar with the airplane, I'll summarize a brief history of it. Set onto the drawing boards of the Lockheed Aircraft Corporation (now Lockheed Martin) in the late 1950's, this venerable airplane (C-141A) was one of the steps to provide a long-range, high speed heavy logistic transport. This task incorporates moving a maximum amount of materials or providing battalion sized airdrops. The first aircraft came on-line in the early 1960's and numerous have followed. Renovations were made in the early 1980's to enhance its performance by increasing its size and enabling in-flight refueling capabilities(C-141B). The aircraft served in the Vietnam, Panama, and Gulf War conflicts and is currently being phased out by the new McDonnell/Douglas C-17 Globemaster III. The C-141B is currently planned to be fully out of commission sometime around the year 2002. Drawdowns and organizational restructuring have already begun at the nine C-141B bases nationwide.

So the question is why this page? Well, currently I am a loadmaster in the 16th Airlift Squadron on this aircraft stationed at Charleston AFB, SC (subsequently the first home of the C-17, and the first base to lose all C-141B's by the year 2000) and I'd like to honor its memory by displaying some memorabilia about a proud warrior that served its country magnificently.

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I am not a paid representative of nor affiliated with the Lockheed Martin Corporation or any of its subsidiaries. This page was created out of my own enjoyment and is only sponsored by myself and Geocities. God bless the USA.

C-141 #1	C-141 #2	C-141 #3	C-141 #4
CDS Airdrop	Airborne	Airshow	In-Line
With KC-135	With KC-10	Formation	Flares
Cargo #1	Cargo #2	Charleston	Bridge