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Canadian Military
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CC-177 company numbers:
So far, my readers have identified three possible company identification
numbers for these aircraft:
· the names plates carry 6 digit numbers, 077701 to 077705
· Boeing / Mac-Doug uses a fuselage number for all C-17 production, starting with F1 for the first prototype. This is perhaps the most useful number, since the same sequence covers all USAF/RAF/RAAF/CF/etc. aircraft, and structural test articles
· it
appears that these aircraft are also identified with contract numbers,
CA-1 to CA-5
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Designer |
Manufacturer |
basic designation |
variant or model |
name |
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company
designation |
company number |
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177701 |
Boeing |
MacDonnell
Douglas, Long Beach |
CC-177 |
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Globemaster |
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077701
/ 50178 / F177 / CA-1 |
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first date:
8 August 2007 - Accepted by CF at
Long Beach, California |
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Production started as USAF serial 07-7701. Rolled out of
paint shop in Canadian markings on 16 July 2007. Carried US civil
registration N9500B for manufacturer's tests. First flight 23 July
2007, at Long Beach, California. Left Long Beach for Canada on 9 August
2007. On static display at Abbotsford air show on 11 August 2007.
Delivered to CFB Trenton, Ontario for use by No. 429 (T) Squadron, part of 8
Wing, on 12 August 2007. Seen at CFB Bagotville, PQ on 21 August
2007. Flew 30 tonnes of hurricane relief
supplies to Jamaica on 23 August 2007, round trip took about 12 hours.
First mission to Afghanistan on 30 August 2007. Landed at Kandahar at
night, crew used night vision goggles. Visited Pearson Airport, Toronto
on 23 November 2008, carrying rescue workers from a training exercise at
Thunder Bay, Ontario. Seen at Spangdahlem,
Germany on 3 and 4 March 2009. Seen at Hamburg, Germany on 11 May
2010. Seen at Brize Norten,
UK in August 2010. Seen at Paphos, Cyprus on
1 December 2010. Passed through Prestwick, UK on 18 March 2011 and
again on 27 December 2011. Seen at Bangalore, India in November
2012. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 17 June 2013. Performed touch and
goes at Hamilton airport on 28 May 2014. |
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177702 |
Boeing |
MacDonnell
Douglas, Long Beach |
CC-177 |
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Globemaster |
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077702
/ 50181 / F180 / CA-2 |
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first date: 18
October 2007 - Taken on strength
at Long Beach |
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Production started as USAF serial 07-7702. Under test at
Long Beach by 5 October 2007, registered as N9500H. Arrived at CFB
Trenton on 19 October 2007. Operational at Trenton by 22 October 2007,
when it flew to Inuvik, NWT. Flew load of armoured
vehicles from Fredericton, NB to CFB Cold Lake, Alberta on 23 October
2007. Seen at Calgary International Airport on 20 November 2007.
Passed through UK late December 2007 as flight CFC4040, en
route to Afghanistan. Seen at Spangdahlem,
Germany on 5 January 2008. Visited Lackland
AFB, Texas in August 2009. Seen at Pafos,
Cyprus on 21 September 2009, together with 177703 and Polaris 15002.
Seen at Boeing maintenance facility at Kelly field, Texas in June 2010.
On display at Windsor air show in August 2010. At Spangdahlem,
Germany on 18 and 20 March 2011. Seen at Lossiemouth,
UK on 9 April 2013. Seen at Alexandria, Louisiana on 16 August 2013. |
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177703 |
Boeing |
MacDonnell
Douglas, Long Beach |
CC-177 |
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Globemaster |
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077703
/ 50187 / F186 / CA-3 |
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first date:
early March 2008 - Taken on
strength at Long Beach |
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Production started as USAF serial 07-7703. Under test at
Long Beach, California in February 2008, registered as N9500N.
Delivered to CFB Trenton in mid March 2008.
Seen at Kandahar, Afghanistan on 20 March 2008. Damaged at Douglas,
Long Beach on 2 April 2008, when an explosion occurred at the oxygen
servicing panel. Preliminary investigation shows alcohol had been used
to clean oxygen connector, and came into contact with pure oxygen. Seen
at Brussels-Melsbroek in Belgium on 19 October
2008. Delivered CH-146 serial number 146491 to Leeuwarden, Holland on
22 May 2009, for a NATO SAR exercise. Seen at Pafos,
Cyprus on 21 September 2009, together with 177702 and Polaris 15002. To
Malta in February 2011, to pick up civilians from Libya. Passed through
Prestwick, UK in mid March 2011, en route to Mediterranean for Operation Mobile, UN air
support to Libyan rebellion. Seen at Prestwick, UK on 29 July 2011 and
on 19 November 2011. Seen at Pearson International Airport (Toronto) on
9 January 2012. |
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177704 |
Boeing |
MacDonnell
Douglas, Long Beach |
CC-177 |
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Globemaster |
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077704
/ 50188 / F187 / CA-4 |
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first date: 3
April 2008 - Accepted by CF at
Long Beach. |
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Production started as USAF serial 07-7704. Left Long Beach
on 3 April 2008, for completions facility at San Antonio, Texas, for
installation of countermeasures and self protection
equipment. Operational at CFB Trenton by late May 2008. Visited Brize Norton, UK on 3 July 2008. Seen at Spangdahlem, Germany on 21 December 2008. Seen at
Victorville, California in March 2010. Seen at Paphos,
Cyprus on 1 December 2010. Seen at Brize Norten, UK on 14 May 2014. |
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177705 |
Boeing |
MacDonnell
Douglas, Long Beach |
CC-177 |
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Globemaster |
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077705
/ 50???/ F273 / CA-5 |
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Ordered in December 2014. Probably at a "special
price", as the C-17 production line wound down, with several unsold
airframes in the works. Under test at Long Beach by February 2015, in
full RCAF markings, including 429 Squadron marking on tail. |
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This data has come from a variety of sources, and may contain all sorts of errors. In the future, I will add a complete list of references. For now, some recent Internet references can be found at the links below. I would welcome any corrections or additions you may have. Contact me using the link below.
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Created 11 August 2007. Updated 4 March
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