New door installed on C-5

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Staff Sgt. Thomas Penner, left, and Master Sgt. Richard Gerhardt, both from the 445th Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance shop, work together to trim the door that is being installed on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. (U. S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

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New door installed on C-5

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio – Staff Sgt. Thomas Penner, left, and Master Sgt. Richard Gerhardt, both from the 445th Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance shop, work together to trim the door that is being installed on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft. The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. (U. S. Air Force photo/Stacy Vaughn)

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Installing new cargo door on 445th Airlift Wing C-5 "tall" order

Published Sept. 4, 2009
By Stacy Vaughn
445th Public Affairs

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio -- Staff Sgt. Thomas Penner, left, and Master Sgt. Richard Gerhardt, both from the 445th Maintenance Squadron structural maintenance shop, work together to trim the door that is being installed on a C-5 Galaxy aircraft before the start of the Labor Day weekend. The C-5 is one of the largest aircraft in the world and the largest airlifter in the Air Force inventory. It can carry more than any other airlifter.

New door installed on C-5

New door installed on C-5