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65-0277 - McCHORD'S FIRST C-141
 
 
 
 
AUGUST 9, 1966
 
   
MAC  AFRES / AFRC  

   AFRES / AFRC            

 
     

939th MAG 62nd MAW/AW   446th MAW/AW
                      
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
C-141B S/N 65-0277
 
65-0277
AUGUST 5, 1966
 

Although it began and ended its career at McChord, The Tacoma StarLifter was a bit of a wander.  The 437 MAW at Charleston AFB, SC. gained “277” in January of 1968. Then in February 1973 the 63 MAW, Norton CA took possession of “277”. Assigned in January of 1979 to the 443  MAW at Altus AFB, OK where the aircraft was used to train new C-141 personnel  until  June of 1980 when it was “stretched” into a B model. Once again the 63 MAW claimed ownership of “277” in January of 1981 until  the aircraft returned to McChord for good in March of 1992. After nearly 30 years of service, The Tacoma StarLifter retired and join the collection of the McChord Air Museum in 1996. She was repainted in the traditional MAC “white top” scheme in December of 2004.On 05 January 2005, The Tacoma StarLifter and the Museum’s C-124 Globemaster II  were moved to their current location on Heritage Hill .

 
CLICK HERE FOR C-141 65-0277 PAGE McCHORD MUSEUM'S WEBSITE
 
 
THE "TACOMA STARLIFTER"
 
PHOTO BY JEFF LARSEN / SEATTLE PI

On August 9, 1966 Miss Washington 1966 Sandra Marth assisted by Lt Col. George Demmon, 4th Military Airlift Squadron Commander, christen the Wings new C-141A as the "Tacoma StarLifter" during the bases official acceptance ceremony. 

 
 
THE FIRST C-141's
 
 
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