Operation Big Slam Airlift of Army - 1960

851 views · Published 14 May 2015 · 2:42 · Indexed 20 September 2026

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Quick scenes of part of Operation Big Slam, the largest peacetime airlift operation up to that time in 1960. Tons of equipment and more than 21,000 troops were moved between sites in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. USAF film shot at Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base near Tacoma, Washington. MATS airlifters on the rainy ramp and taking off from McChord include a shiny C-121. (Have you visited the Airailimages Channel for more aviation videos?  Please subscribe. Thanks.)

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