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Model Behavior: Boeing donates C-17 replica, check to Museum of Aviation

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ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. --  The Boeing Company donated a large model of the C-17 Globemaster III and $20,000 to the Museum of Aviation during a ceremony at the museum Friday.

The model will be used as an outdoor display near the south entrance of the museum's Eagle Building. Speakers at the ceremony included Center Commander Maj. Gen. Robert McMahon and Gus Urzua, Boeing vice president and program manager of the C-17 Sustainment Partnership.

"The C-17 Air Force-Boeing partnership is held up as an example of how it can be done," Urzua said, "and here at Warner Robins is where that partnership shines the brightest."

Following the ceremony a lunch was held in honor of Boeing's significant contributions to the museum and foundation. Through the years Boeing has donated more than $600,000 to the museum.

The model has a 10-foot wingspan and sits atop a high pole next to a large Museum of Aviation sign.

"The site near the museum entrance has been improved with pavers and our museum logo so it can serve as a good 'photo opportunity' for visitors," said Ken Emery, museum director. "And it also represents the work Robins Air Force Base does in maintaining the C-17."

The 402nd Maintenance Wing at Robins provides depot maintenance, engineering support and software development for the C-17 aircraft.