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C-5A Galaxy, serial # 69-0014, taxis in to park at Dover Air Force Base to complete its' transfer from the Tennessee Air National Guard's 164th Airlift Wing to its' new home at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover, August 7, 2013. Zero-One-Four was assigned to Dover from 1973-1977 and during that time was the platform aircaft for the first and only inter-continental ballistic missile launch from a cargo aircraft in-flight. The C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport in the U.S. military and the Lockheed built aircraft is the first Galaxy to be retired to a museum open to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)


Dover gets C-5A for AMC Museum

C-5A Galaxy, serial # 69-0014, taxis in to park at Dover Air Force Base to complete its' transfer from the Tennessee Air National Guard's 164th Airlift Wing to its' new home at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover, August 7, 2013. Zero-One-Four was assigned to Dover from 1973-1977 and during that time was the platform aircaft for the first and only inter-continental ballistic missile launch from a cargo aircraft in-flight. The C-5 Galaxy is the largest transport in the U.S. military and the Lockheed built aircraft is the first Galaxy to be retired to a museum open to the public. (U.S. Air Force photo/Greg L. Davis)

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The tail markings on the tail section of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119s were built at Fairchild’s Hagerstown, Md. Factory. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Les Polley, Air Mobility Command Museum aircraft restoration chief, inspects the interior fuselage of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the AMC Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. A full restoration will take place on the C-119 once it arrives at the AMC Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Staff Sgt. Martin Guy, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to a pallet during a mission to bring it to the AMC Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Restoration work on the C-119 will take a minimum of two years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, and Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th AS loadmaster, martial a K-Loader, carrying a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special,” toward the rear-cargo entrance of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 will be arguably the most historic aircraft in the Air Mobility Command Museum’s collection. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, martials a K-Loader, carrying the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special,” toward the forward cargo entrance of a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Once restored, the C-119 will be on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum on Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron prepare to load the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” into a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The wings were the only portions of the C-119 to be loaded through the C-5M’s forward ramp. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Master Sgt. Bryan Muise, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. This C-119 was destined to be sold for scrap metal had it not been rescued by the Air Mobility Command Museum. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” sit inside a C-5M Super Galaxy’s cargo bay during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. These aircraft portions weighed around 23,000 pounds. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
A 709th Airlift Squadron patch sits on the shoulder of Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th AS loadmaster, during a mission to bring the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 16, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The 709th AS is a component of the 512th Airlift Wing, a Reserve unit stationed at Dover AFB, Del. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Loadmasters from the 709th Airlift Squadron load portions of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” onto a K-Loader during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. The C-119 was a military transport aircraft used primarily to carry cargo, personnel and equipment. It also had airdrop capabilities. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, lifts a tail-boom from the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” during a mission to bring it to the Air Mobility Command Museum via a C-5M Super Galaxy airlifter Dec. 17, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. C-119 are a twin tail-boomed cargo aircraft. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)
Master Sgt. Paul Adkins, 709th Airlift Squadron loadmaster, straps down the wings of the Fairchild C-119B Flying Boxcar #48-0352 “Am Can Co Special” inside a C-5M Super Galaxy Dec. 19, 2016, at Edwards Air Force Base, Calif. Adkins is an experienced loadmaster with more than 3,500 flight hours. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Zachary Cacicia)