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The C-47 Skytrain was one of the first airlift planes and was used by the 437th Airlift Wing from 1943 until 1957. Though the aircraft was not used at Charleston Air Force Base, it was flown by the members of the 437th AW while part of the 437th Troop Carrier Wing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Illinois. A static display of the aircraft stands across from the base headquarters building here.
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JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA - The C-47 Skytrain was one of the first airlift planes and was used by the 437th Airlift Wing from 1943 until 1957. Though the aircraft was not used at Charleston Air Force Base, it was flown by the members of the 437th AW while part of the 437th Troop Carrier Wing at Chicago O’Hare International Airport, Illinois. A static display of the aircraft stands across from the base headquarters building here.


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