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Delivery of the C-21A fleet began in April 1984 and was completed in October 1985. There are 38 Air Force active duty aircraft, and 18 Air National Guard aircraft in the C-21A fleet. On 1 April 1997, all continental U.S.-based C-21As were realigned under Air Mobility Command , with the 375th Airlift Wing at Scott Air Force Base , Illinois, as ...
A C-2 Greyhound launches from a carrier at sea. Between November 1985 and February 1987, VR-24 (former Navy Transport Squadron) and its seven reprocured C-2As demonstrated the aircraft's exceptional operational readiness.
A C-131F Samaritan of VR-30. On 1 October 1966 VR-21 was decommissioned. The Atsugi detachment was redesignated VRC-50, and the Alameda Detachment was redesignated VR-30, equipped with Convair C-131 Samaritan and C-1A Trader aircraft. On 9 November 1966, VR-30 made their first landing in the C-1A aboard the aircraft carrier USS Bon Homme ...
A Gannet COD.4 from HMS Victorious (R38) aboard USS Bennington in 1965 A C-1A Trader in 1987 US-3A of VRC-50 in 1987. Early United States Navy (USN) recognition of need for a cargo plane capable of carrier landings resulted in airframe conversion of Grumman TBM-3 Avenger torpedo bombers to unarmed seven-passenger COD aircraft designated TBM-3R.
C-21, C 21, or C21 may refer to: C21 Sako TRG M10 Sniper Weapon System, Canadian Armed Forces sniper rifle. C21 (group), a Danish boy band C21, 2003; C-21 Dolphin, a flying boat used by the United States Army Air Corps; HMS C21, a 1909 British C class submarine; Learjet C-21, an American military transport aircraft; Sauber C21, a 2002 racing car
A major competitor for export sales of the C-295 has been the C-27J Spartan, manufactured previously by Alenia Aeronautica (2006–2012) and Alenia Aermacchi (2012–2016), and now by Leonardo S.p.A. [30] The C-295 was a major bidder for the US Army–US Air Force Joint Cargo Aircraft (JCA) programme but lost to the L-3 Communications/Alenia ...