USAF McDonnell Douglas C-9A Nightingale
MODEL BY:
C. Thomas
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historical significance
First Albuquerque Visit: 1968
Additional Information:
The McDonnell Douglas C-9 is a retired military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner. It was produced as the C-9A Nightingale for the United States Air Force and the C-9B Skytrain II for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. The final flight of the C-9A Nightingale was in September of 2005 and the C-9C was retired in September of 2011.
In 1966, the U.S. Air Force identified a need for an aeromedical transport aircraft and ordered C-9A Nightingale aircraft the following year. Beginning in 1968, the Air Force received 21 C-9A aircraft until 1969. The C-9As were used for medical evacuation, passenger transportation, and special missions from 1968 to 2005. The C-9A was named for English social reformer Florence Nightingale (1820–1910), who was the founder of modern nursing.
This US Air Force Air Evacuation for hospital aircraft operated from Kelly AFB by the 4905 Military Airlift Command Squadron. The C-9A Nightingale aircraft was a frequent visitor to Kirtland Air Force Base beginning in 1968 and throughout the Vietnam War to bring wounded veterans to the Veterans Hospital located in Albuquerque.
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