Lockheed C-141B Starlifter 710MAS
by Arthur Eggers
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Lockheed C-141B Starlifter 710MAS
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Arthur Eggers
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Digital Art - Color Print
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The 710th Military Airlift Squadron (710th MAS), part of the 349th Operations Group, was assigned as the associate squadron to the 60th Military Airlift Wing (60th MAW), Military Airlift Command, stationed at Travis AFB, California. Reactivated as Military Airlift Command reserve strategic airlift squadron in 1973, the 710th MAS was equipped with C-141 Starlifters and continued worldwide transport missions. The 710th MAS was inactivated in 1996 as part of the phaseout of C-141s. The original Starlifter model, designated C-141A, entered service in April 1965. It could carry 154 passengers, 123 paratroopers or 80 litters for wounded with seating for 16. It was soon discovered that the aircraft's volume capacity was relatively low in comparison to its lifting capacity; it generally ran out of physical space before it hit its weight limit. To correct the perceived deficiencies of the original model and utilize the C-141 to the fullest of its capabilities, the entire fleet of 270 in-service C-141As were stretched, adding needed payload volume. These modified aircraft were designated C-141B. It was estimated that this stretching program was equivalent to buying 90 new aircraft, in terms of increased capacity. The aircraft remained in service for over 40 years until the USAF withdrew the last C-141s from service in 2006.
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