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C-119 airborne over Tinker

C-119 on Tinker ramp

C-119s on flightline, ca 1958

C-141 arrival

The Spirit of Oklahoma City was the first C-141 at Tinker Air Force Base. Thousands were on hand Oct. 19, 1964, to witness the turnover of the first C-141A all-cargo jet plane to the U.S. Air Force. (Photo courtesy of Tinker History Office)

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C-141 Dedication

Retired Chief Master Sgt. Stephen Spotts takes a photo of the new C-141 Starlifter memorial in the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark. The chief was one of many veterans and family members who attended the memorial dedication Oct. 19, 2017. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

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C-141 Dedication

Col. Kenyon Bell, 72nd Air Base Wing commander, addresses a crowd at the C-141 Memorial Dedication ceremony Oct. 19, 2017, at the Maj. Charles B. Hall Memorial Airpark. The "Starlifter" first came to Tinker 53 years ago. (Air Force photo by Kelly White)

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C-45 in hangar

C-45 in Flight Test Hangar, 18 July 1943;

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C-47 in depot

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C-47 in hangar

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C-47 line

C-47 line in OKC Douglas Plant, Bldg. 3001 in 1943. (Photo courtesy of Tinker History Office)

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C-47 line in OKC Douglas Plant

C-47 line in OKC Douglas Plant, Bldg 3001, ca 1943

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C-47 line in OKC Douglas Plant

Here stands a C-47 line in OKC Douglas Plant, Bldg. 3001 in 1943.

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C-47 on runway

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C-47 outside Bldg 3102

C-47 outside Bldg 3102, ca WWII era 1940s

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C-54

C-54 at Tinker, 6 Nov 1945

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C-54 line

C-54 line in Bldg. 3001 at Tinker in the mid-1940s. (Photo courtesy of Tinker History Office)

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C-54 maintenance line, ca 1940s

C-54 maintenance line in Bldg 3001, ca 1940s

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C-54 maintenance line, ca 1950

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C-54 Prop Shop

C-54 Propellor Shop in Bldg 3001, ca late 1940s

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C-54 'Spirit of Freedom'

C-54 'Spirit of Freedom' in-flight during a training mission near Warsaw, Indiana in August 2014. The aircraft is owned and operated by the Berlin Airlift Historical Foundation which keeps the aircraft flying and available to the public through important educational outreach and air show appearances. Photo courtesy Greg Morehead.

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