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Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
The
Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
is a large
military transport aircraft
. It was developed for the
United States Air Force
(USAF) from the 1980s to the early 1990s by
McDonnell Douglas
. The C-17 carries forward the name of two previous piston-engined military cargo aircraft, the
Douglas C-74 Globemaster
and the
Douglas C-124 Globemaster II
. The C-17 commonly performs
strategic airlift
missions, transporting troops and cargo throughout the world; additional roles include tactical airlift,
medical evacuation
and
airdrop
duties.
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