The C-7A was a twin-engine, short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport built by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. It was used primarily for tactical airlift missions from short, unimproved airstrips in forward battle areas. It could carry either 26 fully equipped paratroops, 20 litter patients, or more than three tons of equipment.

2015年4月9日 · In Vietnam the Caribou was used to re-supply fighting forces in-country because of its unique ability to fly in and out of camps on short, unimproved airstrips. The museum’s ‘bou is restored to its Vietnam-era appearance. In addition to its Vietnam service, this C-7 also served time with the Army’s Golden Knights Parachute Team.

When responsibility for all fixed-wing tactical transports was transferred to the U.S. Air Force, the Caribou received the designation C-7. Two piston engines are mounted in the wings' leading...

This aircraft: C-7 Caribou—#61-2391—as it looked in 1967 when assigned to USAF’s 459th Tactical Airlift Sq., Phu Cat, South Vietnam. A USAF C-7 Caribou on a mission over Vietnam in January 1967.

The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (designated by the U.S military as C-7 Caribou) is a Canadian-designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability. The Caribou was first flown in 1958 and although mainly retired from military operations, is still in use in small numbers as a rugged "bush" aircraft.

The C-7A was a twin-engine, short takeoff and landing (STOL) utility transport build by De Havilland Aircraft of Canada, Ltd. It was used primarily for tactical airlift missions in forward battle areas with short, unimproved airstrips. It could carry …

The de Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou (known in the U.S. military as CV-2 and C-7 Caribou) was a Canadian -designed and produced specialized cargo aircraft with short takeoff and landing (STOL) capability.

The high-wing, twin-engine C-7A Caribou with its light footprint, capacious cargo load and short takeoff and landing capability fit the United States needs perfectly. In 1959, the United States Army ordered 173 Caribous with the first deliveries in 1962, just as US involvement in Southeast Asia began heating up.

Army aircraft were originally identified as AC-1 and then as CV-2, but with the transfer of the aircraft to the U.S. Air Force in 1966 (Operation “Red Leaf”), the designation became C-7A. The STOL capabilities for the Caribou are impressive. The plane is designed to clear a 50-foot obstacle in a distance of 1,040 feet with no wind.

One day this C-7A (62--4170 c/n # 109) aircraft loaded with Army combat troops made a wheels-up landing. The left wing and the left landing gear were on fire. As the Army troops ushed out the rear, weapons looking ready to fire, they were met by …