India gets it's third C-17 Globemaster-III

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The third Boeing C-17 Globemaster III airlifter for the Indian Air Force departed for India Aug 20 from the company's Long Beach facility. (IANS photo)

The Indian Air Force (IAF) has received its third Boeing C-17 Globemaster III,
a large, versatile military transport aircraft capable of carrying heavy, oversize
loads long distances and landing on rough and unprepared surfaces.

The plane which departed for India Aug 20 from Boeing's Long Beach, California,
facility joins the first and second India C-17 airlifters, which arrived in June and
July, respectively.

Boeing is on track to deliver two more C-17s to the IAF this year and five in 2014.
Once India receives its full complement of ten aircraft, it will be the largest C-17
operator outside the US. In operation since 1991, the C-17 has been used in
humanitarian and military missions around the world and recently surpassed 2.6
million flight hours.

Source:India gets its third military transport heavy lifter - The New Indian Express

 

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