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Come See Iraq by Air – C-5

C-5 takeoff over Baghdad, Iraq poster art. 

The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed Martin. It provides the United States Air Force (USAF) with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many similarities to its smaller C-141 Starlifterpredecessor, and the later C-17 Globemaster. The C-5 is among the largest military aircraft in the world.