Military Cargo Aircraft

Images of large military cargo planes, including C-141 and C-17 models, in various preparation and operational contexts, highlighting their roles in humanitarian and military missions.

E-3 Awacs in flight
E-3 Awacs in flight
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U.S. Air Force KC-135's assigned to the 117th Air Refueling Wing are parked on the flightline at Sumpter Smith Joint National Guard Base, Alabama, Oct. 21, 2022. Photos of the aircraft were for general public affairs use.
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A left front view of a NATO E-3A airborne warning and control system aircraft, assigned to Gielenkerchen Airbase, West Germany, taking off during Air Fete '88, a NATO aircraft display hosted by the 513th Airborne Command and Control Wing. Subject Operation/Series: AIR FETE '88 Base: Raf Mildenhall Country: Great Britain / England (GBR)
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A CN-235 transport aircraft of the Irish Air Corps.
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VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- Workers at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California snap photos of the U.S. Air Force C-17 transport plane carrying the Aquarius/SAC-D spacecraft. The aircraft traveled from Campos, Brazil. Following final tests, the spacecraft will be integrated to a United Launch Alliance Delta II rocket in preparation for the targeted June launch to low Earth orbit.Aquarius, the NASA-built primary instrument on the SAC-D spacecraft, will map global changes in salinity at the ocean's surface. Salinity is a key measurement for understanding how changes in rainfall, evaporation and the melting of freezing of ice influence ocean circulation and are linked to variations in Earth's climate. The three-year mission will provide new insights into how variations in ocean surface salinity relate to these fundamental climate processes.
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MC-12Primary function: Provide intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance support directly to ground forces. Speed: 359 mph. Dimensions: Wingspan 57 ft. 11 in.; length 46 ft. 8 in.; height 14 ft. 4 in. Range: 350, 1,700 miles 350ER 2,700 miles. Crew: Two pilots and two sensor operators.
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Atlantic Ocean, March 4, 2006 - An E-2C Hawkeye taxiing on the flight deck aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower. Eisenhower is underway conducting Tailored Ship's Training Availability/Final Evaluation Period.
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A medium shot of a US Navy C-130 Hercules aircraft as it takes off in support of the operation. Subject Operation/Series: DELIBERATE FORCE Base: Aviano Air Base State: Pordenone Country: Italy (ITA)
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Public tour inside an Airbus Atlas A400M during the Chièvres Air Fest, Chièvres, Belgium, June 25, 2022.
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An IL-76MD-M upgraded transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force taking off, Kubinka, Russia.
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Aerial view of IL-38 anti-submarine airplanes of the Russian Navy during storage.
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An RC-12X Guardrail at Wiesbaden U.S. Army Airfield, Germany.
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Three C-17 Globemaster III aircraft assigned to the 911th Airlift Wing sit outside during sunrise at the Pittsburgh International Airport Air Reserve Station flightline, Pennsylvania, Jan. 18. 2024. The aircraft were aligned for routine maintenance and inspection by 911th Aircraft Maintenance and Maintenance Squadron Steel Airmen.
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Helo Air Station - 26-HK-147-168. Hurricane Katrina
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A KC-767 of the Colombian Air Force taking off.
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An-22 Antey military transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force landing.
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Air to air left side view of an Air Mobility Command's 437th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III as it makes a right turn during a training mission out of Charleston AFB, South Carolina. Exact Date Shot Unknown. Country: Unknown
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DF-ST-89-07643. Country: West Germany (FRG)
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A right rear view of a C-141 from the 621st Air Mobility Element (AME), McGuire AFB, NJ, taking off. Subject Operation/Series: UPHOLD DEMOCRACY Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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E-9APrimary function: Airborne telemetry support. Dimensions: Wingspan 85 ft; length 73 ft.; height 24 ft. 5 in. Speed: 280 mph. Range: 1,000 miles unrefueled. Crew: Four.
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German Air Force A400M transport aircraft in flight, Dresden, Germany.
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IL-76MD-M transport airplane of the Russian Air Force taking off, Zhukovsky, Russia.
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DF-ST-89-02730. Country: Honduras (HND)
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DN-SC-90-01179. State: Pennsylvania (PA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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A Lockheed P2V-7B, P-2H & SP-2H Neptune Maritime Patrol Flop (1961-1982) on the platform.
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NASA's P-3B airborne laboratory on the ramp at Thule Air Base in Greenland early on the morning of Mar. 21, 2013.
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A C-17 Globemaster III cargo aircraft from Charleston AF Base taxis at McGhee Tyson ANG Base, Tennessee after landing. The 134th Air Refueling Wing is currently home to KC-135R Stratotanker refueling aircraft.
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German Air Force, ILA, Berlin-Schoenefeld, Germany, Europe
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YAL-1A Airborne Laser Aircraft
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An IL-76MD-M upgraded transport aircraft of the Russian Air Force taking off.
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A school bus approaches a C-17 Globemaster III Sept. 23, 2022, at March Air Reserve Base, California. A Reserve aircrew from the 301st Airlift Squadron performed a three-day mission Sept. 23 - 25, to move humanitarian cargo to Haiti. Through the Denton Program, three school buses donated from San Diego Unified School District were transported from March ARB to Haiti.
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A B-52G Stratofortress aircraft stands at Griffiss Air Force Base. The aircraft is the first B-52G stationed on the base.. Base: Griffiss Air Force Base State: New York(NY) Country: United States Of America(USA)
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Doris Lake, Hope Bay, Nunavut, Canada
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DF-ST-88-04119. Country: West Germany (FRG)
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A C-141 Starlifter dropping Containerized Delivery System (CDS) packages during Rodeo '92 airdrop competition. Subject Operation/Series: RODEO '92 Base: Pope Air Force Base State: North Carolina (NC) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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An IL-38SD Sea Dragon anti-submarine airplane of the Indian Navy taxiing.
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A T-6A Texan II taxis to the runway at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, Oct. 5, 2022. Laughlin trains the most pilots of any training base in the Air Force and is dedicated to producing combat-ready Airmen, pilots, and leaders.
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. - A Russian Antonov AH-124-100 cargo airplane lands at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Skid Strip. The plane is delivering a second stage Centaur for the Lockheed Martin Atlas V, designated AV-007, that is the launch vehicle for the Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO). The MRO is designed for a series of global mapping, regional survey and targeted observations from a near-polar, low-altitude Mars orbit. These observations will be unprecedented in terms of the spatial resolution and coverage achieved by the orbiters instruments as they observe the atmosphere and surface of Mars while probing its shallow subsurface as part of a follow the water strategy. The orbiter is undergoing environmental tests in facilities at Lockheed Martin Space Systems in Denver, Colo., and is on schedule for a launch window that begins Aug. 10. Launch will be from Launch Pad 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.
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Nine Lockheed P-3C (Update II) Orion long distance Maritime patrol flying (1981-2006) in line prepared at the MarineLiegkamp Valkenburg.
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The 433rd Airlift Wing hosts its first Family Day since 2019 during the unit training assembly May 15, 2022, at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas. Reserve Citizen Airmen and their families were able to view a car show, a C-5M Super Galaxy display, eat free food and participate in other events.
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NASA test pilot Wayne Ringo” Ringelberg and photographer Carla Thomas prepare to take off for a supersonic research flight in support of the QSF18 campaign off the coast of Texas. NASA photographers and videographers take part in operations to support mission documentation.
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A Coast Guard C-130 Hercules airplane from Air Station Kodiak taxis to the runway at Coast Guard Base Kodiak, Alaska, on Aug. 17, 2022. Air Station Kodiak aircrews routinely patrol north pacific waters, completing law enforcement and search and rescue operations. U.S Coast Guard photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Ian Gray.
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A US Air Force C-141B Starlifter aircraft lands at Point Salines airfield during the multi-service, multinational Operation URGENT FURY. Subject Operation/Series: URGENT FURY Country: Grenada (GRD)
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A C-141B Starlifter aircraft prepares for takeoff on the ramp at Pago Pago. Country: American Samoa (ASM)
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An IL-78 Midas sits on display on the flight line in support of the Russian visit. Base: Barksdale Air Force Base State: Louisiana (LA) Country: United States Of America (USA)
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Ramp operations underway at Stewart ANGB on the eve of Winter Storm Juno, Jan 26, 2015.
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Air Greenland plane on the tarmac, Narsarsuaq, Greenland
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Scraps of the airplane lying at the Chattrapati Shivaji domestic airport at Santa Cruz, Bombay now Mumbai, Maharashtra, India Copyright: xManoejxPaateel/DinodiaxPhotox