2000 McGuire AFB Open House - C-141B Starlifters

C-141B Starlifters
305th Air Mobility Wing

2000 McGuire AFB Open House & Airshow
McGuire AFB, NJ
Saturday June 3, 2000

IN THIS VIDEO, watch as the C-141 takes the stage at McGuire AFB. The first aircraft you see is the aircraft that performs the Container Delivery System demonstration (basically a container airdrop), while three C-141s make two passes with members of the 82nd Airborne exiting the aircraft. Those Starlifters go on to land and then depart (their departure is not shown), while the Starlifter that performed the CDS demo flies a short demonstration, and also doubles as the jump ship for the Wings of Blue Parachute Team.

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[mullilog1]

I was at McGuire from oct 1991- sept 1994.. a lot of great memories watching these videos is a blast, man I wish I could go back in time for a while..... 438th crs engine shop

[mullilog1]

I was at McGuire from oct 1991- sept 1994.. a lot of great memories watching these videos is a blast, man I wish I could go back in time for a while.....

[Hollygirlwwe]

The C-141 is a great cargo plane. I really wish that they did not exit this massive giant.

[sixxgunxquota]

i have loved the c-141 since my first airshow when i was around 7. I like the C-17, but i'll always miss the great starlifter. What a great aircraft

[usafhydro]

@PaganEgyptian I believe this was the first airshow that I saw a C-17 go in reverse on its own. My job dropped and damn near messed my pants

[PaganEgyptian]

I just got back from a 35 day TDY in Hungry 2 days prior to this Airshow. It wasnt that busy surprisingly. Too much time with no planes flying.. I got bored and left. Poorly Planned Airshow. Not a single Heavy Aircraft showed its potential as far as performance, like Unrestricted climbs, Tactical Landings etc etc... Sad!

[PaganEgyptian]

I agree, since being threatened on the Base Alignment and Closure list many times, The base turned into a political Fiasco. McGuire had the highest turnover rate of any Air Force base in the world. That is fact. Pilots around the world hated flying into McGuire. Thats sad.

[PaganEgyptian]

Then we may have crossed paths... I was 621 AMS. Your right, C-141 had Reliability Rate double, sometimes tripled of the C-5 fleet in Dover. If I am right, wasnt the 141 at WRI usually in the high 60% a time or two in the 70 percent range? for some reason 63-66% was avg...

[58daoud]

nothing like firing up that apu at 0 dark 30 ready to go anywhere FE 14 Mas Norton

[mmichaeldonavon]

I also have good memories of McGuire. Stationed there, on active duty, from 1972 to 1977 (438th AMS). Then, as a civil servant (from 1984 thru 1992) in the 438th and the Blue AMU. The AMS assignment, as a G.I. and civilian was great! The AMU was a nightmare. But I really enjoyed working on the 141, both the A and the B model. Great airplane; sorry to see it go to the bone yard.