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C-133 Cargo Master
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Photo: Robert
Deering 1985 National Museum of the USAF Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO) Dayton, Ohio |
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The turboprop C-133
was developed to fulfill USAF requirements
for a large-capacity strategic cargo
aircraft. The Cargo Master went directly
into production as the C-133A; no prototypes
were built. The first C-133A made its
initial flight on April 23, 1956, and when
production ended in 1961, Douglas had built
35 C-133As and 15 C-133Bs. C-133s began
flying Military Air Transport Service
(redesignated Military Airlift Command on
Jan. 1, 1966) air routes throughout the
world in 1958, and two C-133s established
trans-Atlantic speed records for transport
aircraft on their first flights to Europe.
With its rear-loading and side-loading
doors, the C-133 was capable of handling a
wide variety of military cargo. Most
significant was its ability to transport
ballistic missiles, such as the Atlas,
cheaper and more quickly than by trailer
over highways. With the development of the
larger Lockheed C-5A, the C-133 was released
from the active inventory in 1971.
The C-133A on display established a world record for propeller-driven aircraft when, on Dec. 16, 1958, it carried a cargo payload of 117,900 pounds to an altitude of 10,000 feet. It was flown to the museum on March 17, 1971. |
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%20(6X4).JPG) Photo: Robert Deering 10/18/2012 National Museum of the USAF Wright-Patterson AFB (FFO) Dayton, Ohio |
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