Websites and resources about Military - Airlifters
C-130 Hercules
C-141 Starlifter
C-17 Globemaster III
C-2 Greyhound
C-47 Skytrain
C-5 Galaxy
C-9 Skytrain
KC-10 Extender
KC-135 Stratotanker
KC-767 Tanker
Russian Transports
V-22 Osprey
The Aviation Zone
Dedicated to military transports, aerial tankers, and fixed-wing gunships. Contains more than 2,500 photo images, detailed fact sheets and aircraft diagrams. More than 100 different aircraft are represented.
http://www.theaviationzone.com/
FAS: Airlift Cargo Aircraft
News and statistical information on modern U.S. military airlifters.
http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/lift_comp.htm
Cargo Aircraft Designations
Document provides technical and historical information on US Army/USAAF/USAF aircraft from 1924 to the present day.
http://home.att.net/~jbaugher3/cdesig.html
U.S. Army Otter Caribou Association
Dedicated to the aircraft and those who flew or supported them. Includes membership and reunion information, photographs and links.
http://www.otter-caribou.org
Boeing C/KC-97 Stratofreighter
Production numbers, and photo reference of the C-97 Stratofreighter, KC-97 Stratotanker, and derivative Super Guppy. Contains information on modeling.
http://www.cybermodeler.com/aircraft/c-97/strat.shtml
Expanding the Tanker Fleet - Part 1
Analysis of how the Royal Australian Air Force will meet its future air-to-air refueling needs.
http://f-111.net/CarloKopp/aar-expand-1.html
Expanding the Tanker Fleet - Part 2
Analysis of how the Royal Australian Air Force will meet its future air-to-air refueling needs.
http://f-111.net/CarloKopp/aar-expand-2.html
Cargo Planes of the U.S. Air Force
Describes specifications and history of multiple cargo aircraft. Descriptions include photographs, variants, and crew positions.
http://www.geocities.com/b31640/
C-119 Tanker 137 at Battle Mountain
Invites visitors to help solve the mystery of Tanker 136 and 137.
http://www.ruudleeuw.com/bmtn.htm
Flight of the Phoenix
Historical look at the aircraft actually used in the making of the movie, and the fatal crash that killed a pilot.
http://stripe.colorado.edu/~steinerd/Phoenix.html
Fairchild C-123B Provider
U.S. Coast Guard aviation history. Photos of the Provider in action, list of the eight Guard aircraft and serial numbers, along with specifications.
http://www.uscg.mil/hq/g-cp/history/AC_Fairchild_C123.html
Splashdown on the Equator
Narrative of the last flight of Handley Page Hastings TG579, which crashed in sea off RAF Gan Maldives on 01/03/1960.
http://splashdown2.tripod.com/
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