Lockheed C141 Starlifter Hanoi Taxi Wood Model Airplane

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Rekindle your memories with our C-141 Starlifter Hanoi Taxi display mahogany model!

Model Airplane: C-141 Starlifter Hanoi Taxi Strategic Airlifter aircraft
Wingspan: 19.25"
Fuselage Length: 20.25"
Scale: 1/104
Material: mahogany wood
Manufacturer:Lockheed
Era: Vietnam War
Branch: United States Air Force (USAF)

Model Airplane Factory offers you this elegant Lockheed C141 Starlifter Hanoi Taxi Wood Model Airplane made from mahogany wood. Every C-141 Starlifter Hanoi Taxi display mahogany model is a work of art. From raw kiln-dried mahogany wood, it undergoes processes to accomplish a precise C141 Starlifter wooden model airplane; from carving, sanding, coating, painting and detailing to a creatively done wooden replica of the USAF C-141 Starlifter aircraft. Every part and detail of the Starlifter model airplane is given equal attention to retain the actual specification of the Lockheed C141 Starlifter aircraft.


On 16 September 2004 the C-141 left service with nearly all active duty USAF units, being confined to reserve units for the remainder of its service life. As of 25 September, 2005, there were only eight C-141 aircraft still flying (all from the 445th Airlift Wing at Wright-Patterson AFB). In 2004, 2005, and 2006, the C-141s stationed at WPAFB participated in missions to Iraq and Afghanistan, mostly for the medical evacuation of wounded service members.

One of these last eight aircraft was the Hanoi Taxi (tail number 66-0177), which was one of the same aircraft used in 1973, for Operation Homecoming in the final days of the Vietnam War, to repatriate American POWs from North Vietnam. The Air Force repainted this aircraft in the same livery as it wore in 1973 as the final year of Starlifter operations approached. Framed photographs, plaques, and other memorabilia adorn the interior, suiting the aircraft for use as a "flying museum", a role it has filled at the Dayton Air Show and other venues.

With the 2006 announcement of the retirement of these last eight C-141s, the Hanoi Taxi embarked on a series of flights, giving veterans, some of whom flew out of captivity in this aircraft, the opportunity to experience one more flight before retirement. At 9:30 AM on Saturday, 6 May 2006, the Hanoi Taxi landed for the last time and was received in a formal retirement ceremony at the National Museum of the United States Air Force, located at WPAFB in Riverside, Ohio near Dayton. The Hanoi Taxi is now part of the permanent static display collection of the Museum.

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