Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter

The Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter is a long-range heavy military cargo aircraft developed from the B-29 and B-50 bombers. Design began in 1942. The first of three prototype XC-97s flew on 9 November 1944 and the first of six service-test YC-97s flew on 11 March 1947. All nine were based on the 24ST alloy structure and Wright R-3350 engines of the B-29, but with a larger-diameter fuselage upper lobe and they had the B-29 vertical tail with the gunner's position walled off. The first of three heavily revised YC-97A incorporating a wing with higher-strength 75ST alloy, taller vertical tail and larger Pratt & Whitney R-4360 engines of the B-50 bomber, flew on 28 January 1948 and was the basis of the sole YC-97B, all production C-97s, KC-97s and civilian Stratocruiser aircraft. Between 1947 and 1958, 888 C-97s in several versions were built, 811 being KC-97 tankers. C-97s served in the Berlin Airlift, the Korean War, and the Vietnam War. Some aircraft served as flying command posts for the Strategic Air Command, while others were modified for use in Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadrons (ARRS).

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C-97 Stratofreighter; C97; Stratofreighter
77 produced, 
airplane with 4 engines, airlifter monoplane, Boeing, United States Air Force, Israel Defense Forces, United States, 

C-17A Globemaster III, C-17ER Globemaster III, C-27A Spartan, C-27J Spartan, G.222T, Ki-56, Ki-77, Shaanxi Y-8, 

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C-97 drops parabundles at Eglin AFB 1950

C-97 Stratofreighter of NY ANG in Vietnam 1966

BELIZE 90 13

Retired firefighting aircraft at South Big Horn County Airport Wyoming 20040601

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Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
commons	image		C-97 drops parabundles at Eglin AFB 1950		Commons
commons	image		C-97 Stratofreighter of NY ANG in Vietnam 1966		Commons
commons	image		BELIZE 90 13		Commons
commons	image		Retired firefighting aircraft at South Big Horn County Airport Wyoming 20040601		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (4)		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (3)		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (2)		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (5)		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (1)		Commons
commons	image		C-97 (6)		Commons