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First C-17 Globemaster III SAC delivered

Long Beach, USA - It will be deployed at Pápa Air Base, Hungary

Boeing delivered the first Strategic Airlift Capability (SAC) C-17 Globemaster III during a ceremony yesterday at its final assembly facility in Long Beach, paving the way for the advanced airlifter’s historic arrival at Pápa Air Base, Hungary, on July 27. The SAC’s program includes 12 nations to share use of the strategic airlifter. The SAC’s first C-17 bears the number "01" on its nose, symbol...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1107176
Rome, Italy, 07/15/2009 17:32
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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