Giant US C-5 Galaxy plane takes fire trucks to Paraguay
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Photo: Westover Air Reserve Base
A Lockheed C-5 Galaxy plane will soon land in Paraguay carrying a different load: Two fire trucks. The vehicles were donated by the Boston Fire Department to the Paraguayans, and should be used at air bases in the South American country.
The transportation work is being done by the Massachusetts Air National Guard through the 337th Airlift Squadron at Westover Air Force Reserve Base. A Lockheed C-5M Super Galaxy plane has been loaded in the east coast state and is on its way to Asunción in Paraguay.
The C-5M is the largest US military cargo plane and can carry up to 127 tons of cargo, and is carrying both trucks at once.
