This C-141 Starlifter aircraft, known as the "Hanoi Taxi," flies over its soon-to-be new home at the National Museum of the United States Air Force adjacent to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2005. This particular aircraft gained fame when it was used to return American prisoners of war back home at the end of the Vietnam War. The aircraft is set for retirement and dedication at the National Museum of the United States Air Force in Dayton, Ohio, on May 6.


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