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JN-4H Jenny, 1918-21: Earl Hoag (officer-in-charge of flying) and A. J. Etheridge (post engineer), along with 2nd Lt. Seth Thomas, designed two air ambulances, or hospital ships, by modifying Jenny aircraft to carry patients. On Aug. 24, 1918, Scott’s air ambulance transported its first patient.
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P-51 Mustang, 1952-53: The new fighter incorporated many of the latest developments in aeronautics, notably the laminar flow wing that was relatively symmetrical and offered less drag at high speed. While the Korean War is thought of as a jet war, the Mustang played a key role in ground attack. P-51s flew over 60,000 missions in the Korean War, and were credited with destroying 12 enemy aircraft.
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Dirigibles/Balloons, 1921-37: The 12th Balloon Company and 9th Airship Company transferred to Scott Field from Fort Omaha, Neb. Formal lighter-than-air aircraft courses began. At this time, Scott Field had balloons and two small non-rigid airships. Scott’s airships, such as the TC-6 (pictured here) were housed in a facility with the distinction of being the second largest hangar in the world until 1937.
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Dirigibles/Balloons, 1921-37: The 12th Balloon Company and 9th Airship Company transferred to Scott Field from Fort Omaha, Neb. Formal lighter-than-air aircraft courses began. At this time, Scott Field had balloons and two small non-rigid airships. Scott’s airships, such as the TC-6 (pictured here) were housed in a facility with the distinction of being the second largest hangar in the world until 1937.
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C-121 Constellation, 1968: The C-121A was the military variant of the commercial Model 749 Constellation. Between 1948 and 1955 the USAF ordered 150 C-121As for use as cargo/passenger carriers, executive transports, and airborne early warning aircraft. As a troop carrier, they could carry a maximum of 44 passengers. Military use of the “Connie” spanned three wars: World War II, Korea and Vietnam and they were used extensively by both military and civilian airlines until the early 1960s. In addition, in 1967, an RC-121 was the first aircraft to provide Airborne Warning and Control intercept information to an Air Force fighter intercepting and shooting down a MiG over Vietnam.
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C-131 Samaritan, 1966-69: Gaining all the resources and manpower from the 1405th, the 375th was able to seamlessly take over the 1405 ATW‘s missions. The 375th performed, managed and trained others for aeromedical airlift, an airlift mission flown primarily with C-131A Samaritans, supported by C-118 Liftmasters. The wing maintained and scheduled air shuttle and courier services to the east and west coasts.
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F-86 Sabrejet, 1953-59: The 113th Fighter-Interceptor Squadron inactivated, and its mission of protecting Scott AFB and the St. Louis area was assumed by the newly activated 85th Fighter Interceptor Squadron by flying F- 86 Sabrejets. The 85th moved into newly completed readiness and alert hangars on the east side Scott‘s flight line.
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C-118 Liftmaster, 1966-69: The C-118 Liftmaster aircraft brought the first aeromedical evacuation patients from Vietnam to Scott AFB. The evacuees stopped overnight at Scott, en-route to other medical facilities.
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C-9 Nightingale, 1968-2003: In 1968, MAC activated a new 1400th Air Base Wing to take over host wing responsibility for Scott AFB. This allowed the 375th to focus more on its aeromedical airlift mission—a mission that was expanding through the addition of new medical transport aircraft, C-9A Nightingales. The new C-9A Nightingale was equipped with an assortment of important medical capabilities, but one of its most significant new features was its increased speed and range over existing medical transports.
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CT-39A Sabreliner, 1978-85: On April 1, 1975, MAC consolidated its newly acquired fleet of 106 Rockwell T-39A Sabreliners under an Administrative Airlift Division, activating three Operational Support Airlift squadrons: the 1400th Military Airlift Squadron at Norton AFB, Calif., the 1401st Military Airlift Squadron at Scott AFB, and the 1402nd Military Airlift Squadron at Andrews AFB, Md.
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C-140 Jet Star, 1987-1990: The 1866th Facility Checking Squadron came to Scott AFB to perform flight inspections world-wide for DoD navigational aids/radar facilities on non-assigned Federal Aviation Administration C-140 Jet Star on Scott AFB controllers. The unit brought with it four C-140A Jet Stars.
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C-29 Hawker, 1990-91: This performed in-flight wartime/peacetime/contingency inspections and evaluations of Air Traffic Control systems and procedures (e.g., instrument departures, arrivals, and approaches). The aircraft ensured navigational aids provided safe guidance for instrument flight, especially at night or adverse weather.
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