NASA Research Test Pilot Frank Batteas waves from the right-hand seat in the flight deck of U.S. Air Force C-17 No. 87-0025 as it prepared to fly off into retirement.
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NASA Research Test Pilot Frank Batteas waves from the right-hand seat in the flight deck of U.S. Air Force C-17 No. 87-0025 as it prepared to fly off into retirement. The first C-17 built, it served for 21 years as a developmental flight test and research aircraft for both the Air Force and NASA.April 23, 2012
NASA Photo / Tony Landis