Originally Posted by
mosteam3985
mosteam -
You make a good point, and as you learned for yourself concerning the final link you provided - you can't trust everything you read (or hear) on the internet.
What you didn't do was go to the MECCA of information - Wikipedia

Wiki would have led you down the right path!
C-47 Skytrain - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
C-17 Globemaster III - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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