BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT LOCKHEED C-5 GALAXY
The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft originally designed and built by Lockheed, and now maintained and upgraded by its successor, Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsized and oversized loads, including all air-certifiable cargo. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world. The first C-5 Galaxy was rolled out on March 2, 1968, and its first flight was on June 30, 1968.
The USAF has operated the C-5 since 1969. In that time, the airlifter supported US military operations in all major conflicts including Vietnam, Iraq, Yugoslavia, and Afghanistan, as well as allied support, such as Israel during the Yom Kippur War and operations in the Gulf War. The Galaxy has also been used to distribute humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and supported the US Space Shuttle program.
The worst accident to Lockheed C-5 Galaxy happened on April 4, 1975, when United States Air Force operated C-5 Galaxy crashed while trying to make an emergency landing at Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Saigon, Vietnam. The aircraft was engaged in Operation Babylift, a mission to bring Vietnamese orphans to the United States in the few remaining days before the Republic of Vietnam fell. 155 people were killed in the accident.
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