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NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911’s Final Flight

NASA Shuttle Carrier Aircraft 911's Final Flight
NASA 911, one of two modified Boeing 747s that were modified for use as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the space shuttles, lands at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale Feb. 8 after its final flight, a short hop from NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, Calif.

ED12-0045-31Touchdown – NASA 911, one of two modified Boeing 747s that were modified for use as Shuttle Carrier Aircraft for the space shuttles, lands at Air Force Plant 42 in Palmdale Feb. 8 after its final flight, a short hop from NASA’s Dryden Flight Research Center at Edwards, Calif.February 8, 2012
NASA Photo /Tony Landis