With unmatched power and range, the C-141 Starlifter redefined military logistics. From massive cargo hauls to life-risking missions, it pushed the limits of what a transport jet could do—and ...

Before the days of modern heavy-lift aircraft, the Lockheed C-141 Starlifter revolutionized military air transport. Fast, powerful, and dependable, this jet carried troops, cargo, and hope across ...

The last two C-141 Starlifter transports in the U.S. Air Force inventory were retired last week from the 305th Air Mobility Wing at McGuire AFB, N.J. The Lockheed-built aircraft entered service in ...

A bench dedicated to the people that flew, built and maintained the C-141 Starlifter was unveiled at the Aviation History and Technology Center in Marietta Saturday.

It was put together using the same Starlifter plane Lockheed had used to demo a civilian version of the C-141 that was never made. At its core, the plane was your basic Starlifter.

Now we were bringing them home, crossing the Atlantic together, as sailors and airmen, in the C-141 Starlifter, the Freedom Bird. We would work through the night on our westward night passage.