Assembly of first C-17 in multi-year buy begins at Long Beach
Assembly of the first C-17 airlifter of a multi-year buy of 80 - the 41st Globemaster III - began May 29 at McDonnell Douglas' Long Beach, Calif., plant, the company said. MDC said the assembly began in the wing area, as wing spar sections were loaded into assembly fixtures. Delivery to the U.S. Air...
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