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    Airframe Family: McDonnell Douglas C-17 Globemaster III
    Latest Model:C-17A Globemaster III
    Last Military Serial:04-4130 USAF
    Construction Number:50138
    Compressed ID:Boeing C-17A sn 04-4130 USAF cn 501...
    Latest Owner or Location:6th Airlift Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a C-17A by Boeing at Long Beach, CA.

    26 January 2005

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 04-4130.

    Circa 26 January 2005

    Transferred to 6th Airlift Squadron, 305th Air Mobility Wing, McGuire AFB, NJ.
    Operated with markings: McGUIRE

    17 May 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: Final approach to runway 9 at Cedar Rapids, IA

    17 May 2010


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
    Notes: At Cedar Rapids, IA, parked at the NW end of the taxiway leading to runway 13, photographed from about 1/4 mile away.
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