This "elephant walk" of 22 aircraft at the Travis Air Force Base in California includes seven C-17 Globemaster IIIs, 11 KC-10 Extenders, and four C-5B Galaxies and redubbed a "freedom launch" as they took-off on September 11, 2013.
Image: U.S. Air Force photo by Ken Wright
Ken Wright
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