so NSF requested and funded an Air Mobility Command out-of-cycle airdrop of medical supplies to the South Pole station. An economy-of-force driven decision provided a C-141 and handpicked aircrew ...
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - The C-141 was revolutionary for its time, both on and off the ground. “This was the first jet-engine transport airplane,” said Roderick McLean, Lockheed ...