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360: 345: 985:" inside the North Vietnamese border with China, to provide alerts to US aircraft nearing the buffer zone and to report border crossing violations by US aircraft. This could not be done from the gulf, so a third orbit, Ethan Charlie, was created in Laos. After tests in June and August, regular missions began 24 August. Not enough EC-121s or crews were available to support three orbits twice daily, so the Laotian orbit was only flown every third day, with Ethan Bravo missions cancelled on those days. After 13 October 1966, the Charlie orbit was flown every day and the Bravo orbit suspended altogether. In April 1967, four more EC-121s were deployed, to Thailand on 29 May, making for a total strength of three College Eyes in Taiwan and six in Thailand. 2077: 1335: 1251: 1053: 1428: 1885: 1140: 166: 970: 174: 40: 1266: 623: 783: 724:, Florida, in early 1976. The active duty force continued providing personnel to operate the EC-121s on a 24-hour basis, assigning Detachment 1, 20th Air Defence Squadron to Homestead AFB as associate active duty crews to fly the AFRES-owned aircraft. Besides monitoring Cuban waters, these last Warning Stars also operated from NAS Keflavik. Final EC-121 ops ended in September 1978. Detachment 1 dissolved and 79th AEWCS was redesignated a fighter squadron on 1 October 1978. 1811: 1195: 1327: 767:, providing radar early warning and limited airborne control of USAF fighter forces engaging MiG interceptors. Flying orbits over the Gulf of Tonkin and later over Laos, they were the forerunners of AWACS aircraft. The USN used a variant, the NC-121, in their Blue Eagle unit from 1965–1972. Blue Eagles were television- and radio-broadcasting airplanes. The Blue Eagles were based at NAS Patuxent River and were part of oceanographic squadron VXN-8. 1343: 911:. If, for any reason, the MiGCAP could not rendezvous, the EC-121s cancelled their mission. Air-conditioning systems aboard the EC-121 were virtually useless in this profile, and the heat produced by the electronics, combined with the threat of being shot down, made Alpha orbit missions in particular very stressful. On 10 July 1965, in its first airborne-controlled interception, an EC-121 provided warning to a pair of USAF 1074:
an NSA SIGINT asset and subject to even more stringent rules protecting knowledge of its existence. Even when real-time warnings to US aircraft were finally permitted in mid-1972, fighter crews were not made aware of the source of the warnings and because EC-121 radio communications were poor, mandating the use of a radio relay aircraft that often failed, they tended to disregard the credibility of the source.
1575: 1858:(former Oxnard AFB) while the Yanks Air Museum was working to get it restored and to complete FAA paperwork for a ferry flight. The final maintenance efforts by Yanks Air Museum Restoration Director Frank Wright included a rebuild of engine #4 in early January 2012. 53-0548 departed Camarillo at 12:10PM on Saturday, 14 January 2012 for the 90-minute flight to Chino, where it will become a static display. 897:. A major disadvantage of this arrangement, however, was that most MiG contacts were beyond the 70 miles (110 km) range of the Big Eye's APS-45 Height Finder radar, so that they were unable to provide this data to USAF strike forces. Furthermore, technical shortcomings in the EC-121D's systems precluded either controlling a fighter intercept or identifying a specific flight under attack. 560:, along with other popular programs of the time in addition to Vietnamese programs recorded prior to each flight . Nightly American news broadcasts were transmitted live using an onboard TV studio and an Air Force newscaster bringing the latest news from home and the world. The "Blue Eagles" operated out of Saigon and Danang Air Bases for around 5 years commencing in 1965. 323:
as sensor-monitoring aircraft. Of the 74 EC-121s, 42 were converted to the EC-121H upgrade beginning in 1962, and in 1969, 15 of the remaining EC-121Ds and seven of the EC-121Hs were further upgraded into the final operational variant, the EC-121T, serving as an AWACS prototype in Southeast Asia in 1972. Five EC-121Ds were modified to be broadcasting aircraft for
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the most experienced 552nd AEWCW technicians, and equipment necessary to maintain the new electronics. The SEAOR-62 package was supported by a digital data receiver ground terminal and by radio relay equipment transshipped by separate classified airlift. The EC-121Ts arrived in Thailand from McClellan AFB on 12 November.
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rescue mission and their role, providing MiG warning and directing USAF F-4 Phantom CAP intercepts. As Frog 01 began its climb to the higher Bravo orbit, it experienced a ruptured oil line forcing shutdown of one engine. As planned, Frog 02 became the primary aircraft when Frog 01 made an emergency landing at Danang.
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On 6 July 1972, as the result of seven F-4 Phantoms shot down in a two-week period, a second Disco track was initiated. Flown near the former Alpha orbit over the Gulf of Tonkin, its purpose was to gain better low-altitude coverage in the Hanoi area. At the end of the month, Disco was also integrated
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Despite this advantage, Rivet Top experienced two problems, reducing its effectiveness. Its operators did not have radar scopes to correlate intercepted conversations with specific flights of MiGs, thus could not determine which US aircraft might be under attack. Secondly, like QRC-248, Rivet Gym was
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In the last week of August, however, after a period of intensive training and revision of tactics, the MiGs began engaging US strike forces again, scoring a number of kills. Then, Seventh Air Force finally obtained permission for the new Ethan Bravo mission EC-121 to actively interrogate with QRC-248
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From April 1965 to early 1966 and beginning again in late 1967, the EC-121Ds also controlled a flight of MiGCAP fighters for unarmed support aircraft operating over the Tonkin Gulf. The EC-121Ds also served as an airborne communications relay center for strike aircraft to transmit mission results and
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The USAF received 10 RC-121C and 74 EC-121D Warning Stars also based on the L-1049, beginning with diversions from the Navy contracts in October 1953. The 10 RC-121Cs became trainers, designated TC-121C. Between 1966 and 1969, 30 retired USN EC-121s were transferred to USAF and converted in EC-121Rs
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On 15 August 1973, Disco EC-121s flew their final combat mission and on 1 June 1974, Det.1 was permanently withdrawn from Southeast Asia. Between 1965 and 1973, the EC-121s flew 13,921 combat missions, more than 98,000 accident-free flying hours, assisted in the shoot-down of 25 MiGs, and supported
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When Operation Linebacker began on 10 May 1972, Disco was one of two principal GCI radars used by US forces, although it continued to be handicapped by poor radio communications. In addition, its slow-turning radar limited its value as a controller of fighters during MiG engagements, while the size
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aircraft over Cuba and had developed a technique whereby an EC-121 flying at 50 feet (15 m) to 300 feet (91 m) above water could bounce a signal from its bottom-mounted APS-95 Search radar off the surface of the water and detect aircraft at medium altitudes out to 150 miles (240 km).
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until they were replaced by RP-3A and RP-3D Orion aircraft. VXN-8 also operated four additional NC-121 aircraft called the "Blue Eagles". These specially modified aircraft were equipped with complete radio and television transmitting equipment and studios for simultaneous broadcast of American and
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Two EC-121Ds, newly modified with the Southeast Asia Operational Requirement 62 (SEAOR-62) electronics suite, but not yet operational as EC-121Ts, were ordered to Korat RTAFB in October 1970. Under the guise of being field tested, they were accompanied by a C-121G carrying additional crew members,
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The Pacific Barrier (BARPAC) received the first operational AEW squadron, Airborne Early Warning Squadron One (VW-1) and the first EC-121K aircraft. AEW Squadron Three followed with AEW Squadrons Twelve, Fourteen, and Sixteen. In January 1958 VW-1 and VW-3 relocated to NAS Agana, Guam, M.I. where
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Batcat EC-121s were camouflaged in standard tree-color Southeast Asia scheme, while the College Eye/Disco early warning aircraft were not. BatCat missions were 18 hours in length, with 8 hours on station at one of 11 color-coded orbits used during their five-year history, three of which were over
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below). In 1966, Lockheed modified 30 ex-USN Super Constellations (two EC-121P/WV-3 and 28 EC-121K/WV-2) aircraft to EC-121Rs for the specialized reconnaissance mission flown by the 553rd. Aircraft were delivered during the course of 1967. The 553rd RW flew over land and off the coast of Vietnam,
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in March 1976. In the early 1980s, the university purchased the aircraft from the Air Force for $ 10,000 and it was ferried to the university in July 1981. In spring 2009, it was declared surplus by the university and offered to any museum interested in preserving it. The aircraft was eventually
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sensor monitors nicknamed "Baby Bats". Initially with 11 aircraft, the 553rd RS continued operations for another year, gradually returning aircraft and crews to the USA. The final Batcat mission was in December 1971. The last remaining administrative and support personnel returned to Otis AFB in
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On 20 November 1970, two Warning Stars, using the callsigns Frog 01 and 02, respectively, took off 10 minutes apart at 22:00 from Korat to take station at the low-altitude Alpha orbit over the Gulf of Tonkin, with Frog 02 as a backup. The 17-man crews were advised in the air of the nature of the
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The Rivet Top prototype moved to Korat RTAFB along with the College Eye Task Force in October 1967. Originally scheduled to return to the USA in February 1968, because of its value, it remained at Korat until 1969. Flying daily missions through its testing period, it began flying every-other-day
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had flown with College Eye in January 1967 to test QRC-248 and found that North Vietnamese MiGs used the same transponder. QRC-248 accurately discriminated MiG radar returns from the myriad returns picked up during a mission and extended the range of low-altitude detection to more than 175 miles
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The Hawaiian barrier force operations were discontinued by September 1965, and their EC-121K aircraft were placed in storage. However, VW-1 continued operating until 1972, flying weather ops and supplying AEW to naval forces in the Gulf of Tonkin. USN C-121, EC-121, WC-12,1 and NC-121 operations
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security policy protecting its "intelligence sources" (of which the QRC-248 was one), thus was restricted to waiting for North Vietnamese GCI to interrogate its aircraft. QRC-248 began regular use in July 1967, but by then North Vietnam's MiG force, which had suffered serious losses in May, had
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At the onset of Rolling Thunder, the North Vietnamese had an advantage in that their radar coverage could detect most US strike aircraft flying at or above 5,000 feet (1,500 m) virtually anywhere in the country, using a system that was difficult to jam. US forces countered with radar ships
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The USAF operated EC-121s between 1954 and 1978, with three wings at maximum employment and three independent squadrons as operations wound down. Until the Vietnam War, their primary mission was to provide complementary early warning radar coverage to the Pacific and Atlantic barriers by flying
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within the Department of Defense, the WV-2 then became the EC-121K. In total, 13 of these were converted to WV-2Q electronic intelligence (ELINT) aircraft (becoming EC-121M in 1962). Nine were converted to WV-3 weather reconnaissance aircraft (WC-121N in 1962). The EC-121K was also operated by
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aircraft operating under callsign Luzon) cancelled out its value for use in "real time", and the fact that its existence was kept from US aircrews damaged its credibility. Teaball received direct communications capability, but experienced transmission failures with frustrating frequency. Disco
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search radar. These were later upgraded to AN/APS-103 and AN/APS-95 radars, although not simultaneously. The crew commonly numbered 18, six officers (two pilots, two navigators, and two weapons controllers) and 12 enlisted (two flight engineers, one radio operator, two crew chiefs, five radar
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control center, a highly classified system established to collate all signal intelligence on North Vietnamese air activity gathered by all sources, including nonmilitary. Disco was used as a conduit through which warnings and control vectors were given, but the delay in Teaball acquiring the
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carried large, long-range radars in massive radomes above and below the fuselage. As the radomes possessed considerably more side area, the vertical stabilizers of the PO-1W had to be enlarged. After the PO-1W (redesignated WV-1 in 1952) had proved that operating large radars on aircraft was
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The 551st AEWCW inactivated in 1969, while the 552d was reduced by a squadron in 1971. In July 1974, USAF redesignated 552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing as 552d Airborne Warning and Control Group when it was downsized to a single squadron. It inactivated in April 1976.
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of USAF raids during Linebacker nearly saturated its capabilities. Improvements made in the systems since 1968 enabled the operators to distinguish MiG types and a color code system for them entered the air operations vernacular: "Red Bandits" (Mig-17s); "White Bandits" (
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On 1 March 1968, College Eye callsigns changed to Ethan 01, 02, 03 and 04. Ethan 03 (Laotian orbit) began "positive control" (airborne direction) of C-130 flareship flights and A-26 Invader night interdiction missions along the Ho Chi Minh Trail in Laos on 19 April 1968.
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hindered efforts of the radar technicians to correct the problems. While unable to provide vectoring information to the F-4s escorting the mission, Frog 02 remained on station and relied on its Rivet Top voice intercept capability to provide supplementary data.
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missions over southern Laos. On 20 November, a MiG-21 launched air-to-air missiles at a B-52 that evaded by dropping flares. As a result, Warning Stars of Det. 1 returned to Korat RTAFB to provide radar support by flying the Laotian orbit again, using callsign
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prison. Once at Korat, some equipment was tested for the first time because of emission restrictions in US airspace and the only available manuals and checklists were notes from early flight tests. Even so, both aircraft were operational by 17 November.
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The EC-121s were designed for detection of aircraft flying over water, so ground clutter (spurious signal returns off of terrain features such as mountains) caused interference with their radar pictures. The crews, however, were experienced in tracking
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During the Vietnam War, some 40 EC-121s were modified from USN WV-2 and WV-3 early warning Constellations for use with ground sensors to detect enemy troop movements along the Ho Chi Minh Trail and 25 were deployed to Korat RTAFB as a part of
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installation. This consisted of the addition to the crew of Vietnamese-speaking intelligence specialists manning four voice communications intercept stations able to monitor all communications between the MiGs and their GCI controllers.
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Reconnaissance Squadrons of the 553d Reconnaissance Wing, between October 1967 and December 1970, with about 20 Batcats on hand at any time. The wing activated in December 1970 and the 554th RS relocated to Nakhon Phanom RTAFB to fly
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WV-2s, redesignated EC-121s in 1962, served from 1954 to 1965 in two "barrier" forces, one off each coast of the North American continent. The barrier forces consisted of five surface picket stations each manned by radar
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In August 1967, while the College Eye Task Force was still based at Udon RTAFB, another prototype EC-121 variation began operations testing new equipment as Detachment 2 of the Tactical Air Warfare Center. Known as
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remained the primary backup controller, but its usefulness remained limited because it directly controlled only MiGCAP missions and could only provide its information to strike, chaff, and escort forces via the "
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continued until 1975 in seven other squadrons and until 1982 in an eighth. Some EC-121s were used in Vietnam, mirroring USAF EC-121 missions, but orbiting the Gulf of Tonkin, as that was the USN's assigned area.
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and an air wing of WV-2s/EC-121s that patrolled the picket lines at 1,000–4,000 m (3,000–12,000 ft) altitude in 6- to 20-hour missions. Their objective was to extend early warning coverage against surprise
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missions over the Gulf of Tonkin after 31 March 1968, when Rolling Thunder operations were sharply scaled back. Rivet Gym installations were back-fitted to all College Eye EC-121s by the end of May 1968.
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By May, all College Eyes had been fitted with QRC-248. Ethan Bravo's mission was changed from that of a backup for Ethan Alpha to being the primary QRC-248 listener, but College Eye was prohibited by the
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on 1 July 1958 and later expanded to include AEW Squadrons Fourteen (VW-14) and Sixteen (VW-16). Their orbits overlapped the radar picket stations of the ships of Escort Squadron Seven, from roughly
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Vietnamese television and radio programs prior to the installation of ground stations during the Vietnam War. The aircraft flew nightly 7 days per week broadcasting such American TV programs as
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processors would not display aboard the aircraft, despite repeated repairs. Their own radar monitors experienced excessive electronic noise and the jamming of North Vietnamese radars by nearby
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Orders were placed totaling 142 PO-2W Constellations based on the Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation, with deliveries beginning in 1953. The PO-2W was redesignated WV-2 in 1954. In 1962, with
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orbits 300 miles (480 km) offshore from the continental United States in what were termed "contiguous barriers". The coverage orbits overlapped those of land-based early warning radars.
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pursuing a North Vietnamese MiG it subsequently shot down 25 miles (40 km) inside Chinese territory. A US board of inquiry recommended that College Eye also had to monitor the "
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in 8-hour shifts. As it was expensive to operate and it exposed a large crew to enemy fire, it was replaced in December 1970 by the much smaller (and eventually unmanned drone)
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Teaball, like Rivet Top, was an NSA asset whose existence was carefully compartmentalized to prevent compromising its usefulness in the manned bomber nuclear deterrent mission.
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VW-1 continued its AEW commitments and VW-3 operational commitment was divided between AEW and weather. BARPAC became operational with AEW Squadron Twelve (VW-12) based at
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In April 1954, the first Lockheed Super Constellation (Model 1049C), WV-2 BuNo. 128323, was received at NAS Barbers Point by Airborne Early Warning Squadron One (VW-1).
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As the USAF prepared for deploying the E-3 Sentry in the later 1970s, it phased out EC-121 operations by the end of 1975. All remaining EC-121s transferred to
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The Atlantic Barrier (BARLANT) consisted of two rotating squadron detachments sourced from AEW Squadron Thirteen (VW-13) and AEW Squadron Fifteen (VW-15) from
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gathering. The EC-121 was introduced in 1954 and phased out in 1978, although a single specially modified EW aircraft remained in USN service until 1982.
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EC-121K "Rivet Top" (AF Ser. No. 57-143184) at Korat RTAFB, 1967–1968. This was a former USN EC-121K, BuNo 143184, transferred to USAF and modified.
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BARLANT became operational on 1 July 1956, and flew continuous coverage until early 1965. The barrier was shifted to cover the approaches between
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The new equipment failed to function properly aboard Frog 02. The ground receivers at the command post in Danang failed to receive data and the
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in July and to its final station at Korat RTAFB in October 1967. Seven of 26 EC-121s deployed from Otis AFB and arrived at Korat, on the 19th.
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The missions from Tan Son Nhut AB began 21 April 1965, using callsigns Ethan Alpha and Ethan Bravo, which became standard. After refueling at
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In October 1971, North Vietnamese MiGs, operating from forward bases opened after the end of Rolling Thunder, began a campaign to intercept
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on 6 October. By 4 December, its success outweighed any value in flying the Ethan Alpha orbit, which was discontinued until July 1972.
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The USN versions when initially procured were designated WV-1 (PO-1W), WV-2, and WV-3. The USAF Warning Stars served during the
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and back. An additional AEW training unit was based at NAS Patuxent River for training flight crews and maintenance personnel.
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The purpose of the deployment was to provide an integrated tactical data display with real-time inputs (similar to the Navy
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wings and Bomarc missiles for defense. None built; was designated L-084 due to the large differences from its predecessors.
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EC-121s were used extensively in Southeast Asia between 16 April 1965, and 1 June 1974, particularly in support of
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to Midway. Normally, five WV-2s/EC-121s were required at any single time to provide coverage over the entire line.
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possible, the USN ordered the WV-2 based on the L-1049 Super Constellation. The WV-1s were transferred to the
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EC-121D: 73 produced 1953–55 as main USAF variant and 1 converted from C-121C, originally designated RC-121D
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strike aircraft along the North Vietnamese-Laotian border; provided radar and navigational assistance for
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position reports to Danang Air Control Center; directed operations of fighter escorts, MiGCAPs,
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Also operating C-121 and EC-121 aircraft was Oceanographic Development Squadron Eight (VXN-8) at
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in international airspace off the country's east coast, killing all of the crew of 31 on board.
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pattern approximately 30 miles (48 km) offshore (Alpha orbit), with the orbit's center at
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EC-121T: Final USAF variant. A total of 22 T's were converted from 15x EC-121D and 7x EC-121H.
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EC-121L (WV-2E). One modified WV-2, testbed for rotating radar dome with an AN/APS-70 radar
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airspace and flying Gold Digger missions (continuous tracks of U-2 surveillance missions).
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This provided a practical detection range of 100 miles (160 km), enough to cover the
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The WV-2/EC-121D was initially fitted with a dorsal AN/APS-45 height finder and a ventral
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AewBarRonPac (amalgamation of VW-12, VW-14, and AEWBarRon 2) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii
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The Big Eye Task Force remained at Tan Son Nhut until February 1967, when the threat of
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the rescue of 80 downed flyers. No Big Eye, College Eye, or Disco aircraft were lost.
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The USAF had a total of 11 Warning Stars destroyed in accidents, killing 66 aircrew:
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EC-121H: 42 USAF upgrades in 1962, 35x EC-121D and 7x WV-2s transferred from the Navy
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Lockheed Constellation: From Excalibur to Starliner, Civilian and Military Variants.
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EC-121Q: 4 EC-121D modified with upgraded electronics for USAF Gold Digger missions
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South Vietnam, six over Laos, one over Cambodia, and one over the Gulf of Tonkin.
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A total of 20 Navy EC-121s were destroyed in accidents, with 113 aircrew deaths:
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information and relaying it through Disco (often using an unreliable radio relay
1107: 901: 212:(a vertical dome above and a horizontal one below the fuselage). It replaced the 173: 39: 5520: 2272: β€“ Airborne early warning and control aircraft based on Boeing 707 airframe 1781: 7314: 7235: 6759: 6732: 6377: 5954: 5924: 5906: 5872: 5842: 5812: 5737: 5598: 5573: 5227: 5045: 5030: 4895: 4860: 4840: 4780: 4765: 4710: 4655: 4635: 4575: 4455: 4395: 4287: 4277: 4180: 4165: 4145: 4140: 4104: 3885: 3848: 3843: 3838: 3813: 3777: 3689: 3485: 3260: 2884: 2281: 2037: 1909: 1803: 1255: 1012:(282 km), covering virtually all important North Vietnamese target areas. 823: 580: 423: 27:
Airborne early warning and control aircraft based on the Constellation airframe
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testbed aircraft to allow for the basing of another College Eye detachment at
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Taylor, Michael J.H., ed. β€œLockheed Constellation and Super Constellation.”
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VW-15 (BarLant) – NAS Argentia, Newfoundland / NAS Patuxent River, Maryland
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Another unarmed EC-121M was destroyed in one-sided combat. In April 1969,
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VW-11 (BarLant) – NS Argentia, Newfoundland / NAS Patuxent River, Maryland
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In May 1966, the government of China formally protested an incursion by a
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Naval CIC Officers School, later Training Squadron EIGHTY SIX (VT-86) –
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variant assigned to Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 (VAQ-33) at
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Since 1943, the Lockheed Constellation had been in USAAF service as the
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was used to serve as an airborne early warning system to supplement the
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EC-121P. Unknown number modified from EC-121K as anti-submarine variant
1041: 1003:. The SRO-2 transponders installed in Soviet export MiGs enabled Cuban 988:
In April 1967, USAF began fitting its entire EC-121 fleet with QRC-248
852: 654: 594:, Georgia, for training student naval flight officers destined for the 591: 474: 451: 288: 2488: 1375:
EC-121D Quick Look: 1 testbed for QRC-248 IFF transponder interrogator
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The task force was scaled back in July 1968, to four EC-121Ds and the
830:, with four of the EC-121s sent on to a forward operating location at 6665: 6655: 6593: 6536: 3000: 1832: 1743:
2x RC-121C/TC-121C; 2x RC-121D; 3x EC-121H; 3x EC-121R and 1x EC-121T
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cryptologic linguist electronics suite, originally designated EC-121K
1342: 1164:); "Blue Bandits" (MiG-21s), and "Black bandits" (MiGs low on fuel). 923: 533: 525: 490: 415: 267: 851:
Operating in pairs, one Big Eye EC-121 flew a 50 miles (80 km)
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and one squadron, AEW Squadron Eleven (VW-11), permanently based at
311:, where it still remains. A single aircraft became an NC-121K, the 1785:
N4257U (AF Ser No. 52-3418) on display Combat Air Museum Topeka, KS
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JC-121C: 2 converted from C-121C and 1 TC-121C as avionics testbeds
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for retirement in April 1982, VAQ-33 (GD 12) NC-121K (BuNo 141292)
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was the operational weather squadron in the Pacific, flying from
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operators, and two radar technicians). However, when North Korea
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radar surveillance aircraft operational in the 1950s in both the
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Headquarters, the home of E-3 AWACS operations for the USAF, at
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JC-121K. One modified EC-121K used as a US Army avionics testbed
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Lockheed EC-121 Super Constellation Departing Camarillo 1/14/12
1917: 1912:, it guided a U.S. fighter by radar into position to destroy a 1729: 1684: 1574: 1407:
XW2V-1: Proposed naval development with new features such as 4
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EC-121T AF Serial No. 52-3425 on display Peterson AFB Colorado
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WC-121N (WV-3. Weather reconnaissance variant, 8 modified WV-2
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The Son Tay Raid: American POWs in Vietnam Were Not Forgotten
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BuNo 141309 – on display as AF Serial Number 53-0552 at the
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NC-121K. Unknown number modified as special mission aircraft
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from actively "interrogating" MiG transponders, following a
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in 1962, 552nd AEWCW also had administrative control of the
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EC-121M (WV-2Q). ELINT collection variant, 13 modified WV-2
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AewBarsRon 2 (Service/Support) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii
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EC-121J: 2 USAF EC-121D modified with upgraded electronics
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before 1952; 244 ordered, 142 produced (the rest to USAF).
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EC-121D, AF Ser. No. 53-0555 at Korat RTAFB September 1970
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Weather Reconnaissance Squadron Four (VW-4) operated WV-3-
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3-view line drawing of the Lockheed RC-121C Warning Star
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TC-121C: 9 RC-121C modified before 1962 as crew trainers
3142:. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air-Britain (Historians), 1982. 2726: 2724: 1956:
to Oregon. However, after the museum's parent company
3245: 3127:. Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania: Stackpole Press, 2005. 2029:. This is one of two Warning Stars painted as 53-0552. 1721:
15x WV-2/EC-121K; 3x WV-2Q/EC-121M and 2x WV-3/WC-121N
3097:. College Station, Texas: Texas A&M Press, 2007. 1282:
WV-1. 2 prototypes, L-749A Constellation, designated
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University of Montana – Helena College of Technology
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interrogators. QRC-248 had been developed to follow
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552d Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing (AEWCW)
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
2253: β€“ Military transport version of Constellation 2229: β€“ Early military version of the Constellation 3187:Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press, 1990. 3112:. North Branch, Minnesota: Specialty Press, 1998. 2645:"Big Eye College Eye Twelve Year Combat Era Ends." 727:In 1967, five EC-121s became operational with the 602:) for the Fleet Electronic Warfare Systems Group ( 381:bomber and missile attacks as an extension of the 5550: 2305:List of military electronics of the United States 1606:VW-13 (BarLant) – NAS Patuxent River, Maryland / 657:, becoming operational on 1 July 1955. After the 303:. At NAS Glynco's closure, VT-86 transferred to 216:used by the USN. Some EC-121s were also used for 7503: 3155:Clashes: Air Combat Over North Vietnam 1965–1972 2071: 1960:went bankrupt, the aircraft was acquired by the 915:fighters, resulting in the shooting down of two 810:(7 AF) requested airborne radar support and the 598:and by Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 33 ( 169:Second PO-1W prototype at NAS Barbers Point 1952 2278: β€“ British airborne early warning aircraft 2259: β€“ US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1956 2247: β€“ US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1951 2235: β€“ US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1946 2223: β€“ US airliner with 4 piston engines, 1943 973:College Eye EC-121D taking off from Korat RTAFB 489:, respectively, until they transitioned to the 473:) operated EC-121M ELINT gathering aircraft at 363:Last "Connie" in the USN on its last flight to 3241:National Museum of the United States Air Force 3110:Lockheed Constellation and Super Constellation 1898:National Museum of the United States Air Force 1890:National Museum of the United States Air Force 1657:MatRon 1 (Support) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii 6170: 6065: 5536: 3285: 3217:. Greenwich, Connecticut: Bison Books, 1987. 3168:Stringfellow, Curtis K. and Peter M. Bowers. 3125:Flying American Combat Aircraft: The Cold War 2328:Programs developed under the auspices of the 2180:4,250 mi (6,843 km, 3,700 nmi) 1747:3 EC-121Hs from the 551st AEWCW were lost on 1338:USAF RC-121D 53-0128 with F-104 Starfighters. 1289:EC-121K (WV-2). Main USN variant, designated 795:) in the Gulf of Tonkin and a ground site at 632:551st Airborne Early Warning and Control Wing 575:aircraft, redesignated C-121J, in support of 469:) and Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron Two ( 7517:1940s United States special-purpose aircraft 3265:article, April 25, 1969, on EC-121 shootdown 3021:"Willy Victor Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star." 2452:"College Eye Extract from the CHeco Report." 2075: 1831:. Previously assigned to the 966th AEWCS at 1593:VW-2 (BarLant) -NAS Patuxent River, Maryland 926:ground attacks prompted a move to Thailand. 3170:Lockheed Constellation: A Pictorial History 3078:Cacutt, Len, ed. β€œLockheed Constellation.” 2910:Peterson Air & Space Museum Foundation. 2100:typically six flight crew, 11–25 radar crew 962:missions; and assisted fighters in finding 6177: 6163: 6072: 6058: 5543: 5529: 3292: 3278: 3246:Airborne Early Warning Association website 2596: 2032:BuNo 141311 – awaiting restoration at the 1888:College Eye EC-121D (AF Ser. No. 53-0555) 1712: 1651:VW-16 (BarPac) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii 1648:VW-14 (BarPac) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii 1645:VW-12 (BarPac) – NAS Barbers Point, Hawaii 1642:VW-3 ("Typhoon Chasers") – NAS Agana, Guam 1363:RC-121C: 10 produced, initial USAF variant 729:193rd Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron 676:The third air wing to operate EC-121s was 630:Initial deployment of EC-121Cs began with 3183:Swanborough, Gordon and Peter M. Bowers. 3172:. St. Paul, Minnesota: Motorbooks, 1992. 2582: 2580: 2578: 2174:255 mph (410 km/h, 222 kn) 2168:299 mph (481 km/h, 260 kn) 1384:EC-121M Rivet Top: 1 EC-121D testbed for 407:. Their mission was to fly orbits to the 2640: 2638: 2555: 2553: 2300:List of Lockheed Constellation operators 1923:AF Ser. No. 52-3417 – in storage at the 1896:AF Ser. No. 53-0555 – on display at the 1883: 1868:AF Ser. No. 53-0554 – on display at the 1846:AF Ser. No. 53-0548 – on display at the 1819:AF Ser. No. 52-3425 – on display at the 1809: 1790:AF Ser. No. 52-3418 – on display at the 1780: 1616:AEWTULANT – NAS Patuxent River, Maryland 1573: 1341: 1333: 1325: 1264: 1249: 1193: 1138: 1051: 968: 781: 774: 621: 358: 343: 299:destined to fly both the EC-121 and the 280:standardization of aircraft designations 172: 164: 3067:Paris: Histoire and Collections, 2006. 3050:Beyond the Horizons: The Lockheed Story 2879: 2877: 2875: 2705: 2703: 2604:"966th AEW&C Gold Digger Missions." 2519: 2483: 2481: 1302:YEC-121K. One modified avionics testbed 465:Fleet Air Reconnaissance Squadron One ( 450:, operating from a deployment base at 14: 7504: 3052:. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 2617: 2615: 2575: 1578:WC-121N of VW-4 Hurricane Hunters 1967 334: 6158: 6053: 5524: 3273: 2635: 2550: 2465: 2463: 2446: 2444: 2442: 2440: 2438: 2436: 2434: 2432: 2430: 2404:"Birth of the Lockheed Warning Star." 2124:1,650 sq ft (153.27 m) 1835:, Florida and then the 79th AEWCS at 1762: 3082:. London: Marshall Cavendish, 1989. 2942:National Museum of the US Air Force. 2872: 2700: 2478: 2470:"N Korea in 'US spy plane' warning." 2412: 2393:Swanborough and Bowers 1990, p. 299. 2361:was likely being jammed by friendly 2112:126 ft 2 in (38.45 m) 2106:116 ft 2 in (35.40 m) 1861:AF Ser. No. 53-0552 – on display at 1590:VXN-8 – NAS Patuxent River, Maryland 1317:JEC-121P. 3 EC-121P used by the USAF 1081: 893:urban area and the main MiG base at 818:in 1968) was directed to set up the 626:552nd AEWCW EC-121D at McClellan AFB 275:in 1969, a crew of 31 was on board. 231:monitors and as a forerunner to the 177:Third production WV-2 in flight 1954 5331: 2977:"USN Bureau Number Search (141311)" 2628:Vol. 87, No. 11, November 2004 via 2612: 2387: 2349:, a USN ship in the Gulf of Tonkin. 2343:The other and preferred system was 1946:Evergreen Aviation and Space Museum 1269:WV-2E experimental aircraft with a 1254:VAQ-33 NC-121K in 1973, flanked by 934:In March 1967, Big Eye was renamed 202:Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation 24: 6083:AEW aircraft designations pre-1962 2514:National Museum of Naval Aviation. 2460: 2427: 2118:24 ft 9 in (7.54 m) 1560:Harrisburg Air National Guard Base 799:, Thailand, but both systems were 500:-WC-121s between 1954 and 1975 as 254:. First flown on 9 June 1949, the 187:airborne early warning and control 59:Airborne early warning and control 25: 7563: 6189:designations, Army/Air Force and 3230: 3140:The Lockheed Constellation Series 2997:"The Warning Star Rescue Project" 2939:"Lockheed EC-121D Constellation." 2588:"Guarding the Cold War Ramparts." 2586:Bouchard, Capt. Joseph F. (USN). 2560:"193rd Special Operations Group." 1991:BuNo 137890 – on display outside 1025:suspended its combat operations. 309:National Museum of Naval Aviation 3251:Larry Westin EC-121R Batcat site 2489:"Lockheed EC-121 Constellation." 2136:143,000 lb (65,000 kg) 2051:BuNo 143221 – on display at the 2006:BuNo 141297 – on display at the 1958:Evergreen International Aviation 1426: 1321: 1211:configuration was nicknamed the 684:until inactivation in 1970 (See 586:The EC-121 was also operated by 348:BARLANT WV-2 of VW-15 overflies 325:psychological warfare operations 38: 3200:Jane’s Encyclopedia of Aviation 3039: 3014: 2989: 2969: 2947: 2932: 2915: 2893: 2863: 2841: 2832: 2823: 2814: 2805: 2796: 2787: 2778: 2769: 2760: 2751: 2748:Michel 1997, pp. 115, 252, 284. 2742: 2733: 2712: 2689: 2680: 2671: 2662: 2653: 2368: 2352: 2337: 2322: 2203:Lockheed Constellation variants 2192:960 ft/min (4.87 m/s) 2144:Wright R-3350-34 turbo compound 2130:69,210 lb (31,387 kg) 2042:Octave Chanute Aerospace Museum 1902:Wright-Patterson Air Force Base 1839:, Florida. It was delivered to 1399:Pennsylvania Air National Guard 1276: 1246:Lockheed Constellation variants 741:Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base 733:Pennsylvania Air National Guard 577:United States Antarctic Program 5902:LAV Flight 253 (November 1956) 3237:Lockheed EC-121D Constellation 2632:. Retrieved: 23 December 2010. 2541: 2497: 2396: 2053:National Naval Aviation Museum 2019:Aerospace Museum of California 1444: 1222:EC-121Rs were operated by the 1005:ground-controlled interception 999:-export aircraft flown by the 940:Ubon Royal Thai Air Force Base 929: 750: 571:, Rhode Island, also operated 563:Air Development Squadron Six ( 241: 13: 1: 7522:Four-engined tractor aircraft 5973:Paradise Airlines Flight 901A 2424:Retrieved: 19 September 2009. 2310: 2186:25,000 ft (7,620 m) 2072:Specifications (WV-2/EC-121D) 1821:Peterson Air and Space Museum 1596:VW-4 ("Hurricane Hunters") – 1330:The first USAF RC-121C, 1955. 1092:Airborne Tactical Data System 786:Operators in a USAF EC-121D/T 579:operations until replaced by 514:Naval Station Roosevelt Roads 252:Lockheed L-749 Constellations 7547:Aircraft first flown in 1949 7542:Four-engined piston aircraft 3202:. New York: Crescent, 1993. 3185:US Navy Aircraft Since 1911. 2966:Retrieved: 23 December 2010. 2944:Retrieved: 5 September 2015. 2912:Retrieved: 23 December 2010. 2860:Retrieved: 23 December 2010. 2516:Retrieved: 23 December 2010. 2381: 1941:Davis-Monthan Air Force Base 1635:VW-1 ("Typhoon Trackers") – 1419: 1047: 803:and suffered coverage gaps. 645:Its Pacific counterpart was 438:, to extend coverage times. 285:Training Squadron 86 (VT-86) 200:The military version of the 183:Lockheed EC-121 Warning Star 7: 7434:Non-sequential designations 6187:military transport aircraft 3080:Great Aircraft of the World 2650:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2609:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2593:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2494:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2457:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2409:. Retrieved: 13 March 2009. 2196: 2153:, 3,400 hp (2,536 kW) each 2057:Naval Air Station Pensacola 1870:Pima Air & Space Museum 1346:A former EC-121R Batcat at 1239: 979:Republic F-105 Thunderchief 743:, Thailand, under the name 504:, with its primary base at 10: 7568: 5891:LAV Flight 253 (June 1956) 2245:L-1049 Super Constellation 1916:enemy fighter aircraft, a 1914:North Vietnamese Air Force 1829:Colorado Springs, Colorado 1401:from USAF C-121 transports 1243: 1149:Boeing B-52 Stratofortress 906:Lockheed F-104 Starfighter 806:To increase coverage, the 770: 493:and EP-3E Aries aircraft. 327:, the predecessors of the 295:, for training of student 206:Distant Early Warning Line 154:L-1049 Super Constellation 7492: 7461: 7433: 7396:Revived original sequence 7395: 7101: 6198: 6129: 6111: 6088: 6026: 5994: 5803: 5730: 5684: 5561: 5511: 4327: 4311: 4260: 4229: 4128: 4092: 4066: 3991: 3955: 3904: 3868: 3861: 3801: 3770: 3734: 3703: 3677: 3670: 3603: 3567: 3494: 3428: 3380: 3319: 3312: 3033:Retrieved: 26 April 2007. 2793:Gargus 2007, pp. 181–182. 2696:USAFHRA Document 00470754 2295:List of Lockheed aircraft 1439: 1397:EC-121S: 5 converted for 1189: 1106:, a mission to rescue US 966:for emergency refueling. 816:Aerospace Defense Command 757:Operation Rolling Thunder 678:553rd Reconnaissance Wing 145: 135: 127: 119: 111: 106: 98: 84: 72: 64: 54: 49: 37: 32: 5722:Super Constellation (II) 3256:Willy Victor (WV-2) Page 2885:"Connie losses (total)." 2766:Gargus 2007, pp. 87, 90. 2668:Michel 1997, pp. 47, 49. 2315: 1939:before being retired to 1937:Homestead Air Force Base 1569: 1528: 1175:KC-135A Combat Lightning 1134: 1022:National Security Agency 960:combat search and rescue 938:(CETF) and relocated at 722:Homestead Air Force Base 651:McClellan Air Force Base 545:Office of Naval Research 512:, and a forward base at 355:off Newfoundland in 1957 6199:Army/Air Force sequence 5805:Accidents and incidents 5717:Super Constellation (I) 3307:aircraft and spacecraft 2757:Gargus 2007, pp. 87–89. 2572:Retrieved: 23 May 2007. 2538:Retrieved: 22 May 2007. 2251:C-121/R7V Constellation 2091:General characteristics 2001:Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 1713:Accidents and incidents 1411:-A8 turboprop engines, 952:Lockheed C-130 Hercules 613: 273:shot down a Navy EC-121 261:Federal Aviation Agency 195:United States Air Force 93:United States Air Force 7537:Lockheed Constellation 2869:Breffort 2006, p. 174. 2419:"EC-121 Warning Star." 2215:Lockheed Constellation 2081: 1892: 1815: 1786: 1727:North Korean Air Force 1579: 1556:Olmsted Air Force Base 1545: 1359: 1339: 1331: 1273: 1262: 1199: 1144: 1057: 974: 936:College Eye Task Force 787: 779: 627: 401:Naval Station Argentia 368: 356: 339: 178: 170: 5949:Air France Flight 406 5937:Air France Flight 343 5867:Air France Flight 178 5861:Air France Flight 152 5837:Air France Flight 009 5731:Military designations 3495:C-130 Hercules family 3362:8-D, E & G Altair 3063:Breffort, Dominique. 2079: 2012:Robins Air Force Base 1997:Tinker Air Force Base 1993:552d Air Control Wing 1887: 1813: 1784: 1732:fighter-interceptors 1577: 1345: 1337: 1329: 1268: 1253: 1205:Operation Igloo White 1197: 1142: 1055: 1018:Joint Chiefs of Staff 972: 832:Tan Son Nhut Air Base 785: 778: 625: 362: 347: 297:naval flight officers 176: 168: 7552:Triple-tail aircraft 7462:Related designations 7102:Tri-service sequence 5919:Lufthansa Flight 502 5879:Air India Flight 300 5849:Air India Flight 245 5555:Constellation family 3704:Shooting Star family 3568:L-188 Electra family 3429:Constellation family 3153:Michel, Marshall L. 2838:Michel 1997, p, 253. 2829:Michel 1997, p. 252. 2820:Michel 1997, p. 227. 2811:Michel 1997, p. 225. 2802:Michel 1997, p. 284. 2784:Gargus 2007, p. 161. 2775:Gargus, pp. 124–125. 2739:Michel 1997, p. 114. 2730:Michel 1997, p. 193. 2718:Michel 1997, p. 132. 2709:Michel 1997, p. 100. 2547:Higham 2005, p. 318. 1952:, and prepped for a 1583:AEW Wing Atlantic – 761:Operation Linebacker 667:McCoy Air Force Base 659:Cuban Missile Crisis 588:Training Squadron 86 554:Have Gun-Will Travel 329:EC-130 Commando Solo 79:Lockheed Corporation 44:EC-121T Warning Star 5702:Constellation (III) 3123:Higham, Robin, ed. 2964:Museum of Aviation. 2686:Michel 1997, p. 51. 2677:Michel 1997, p. 48. 2626:Air Force Magazine, 2276:Fairey Gannet AEW.3 2239:L-749 Constellation 2233:L-649 Constellation 2221:L-049 Constellation 2209:Related development 2134:Max takeoff weight: 1970:Atwater, California 1950:McMinnville, Oregon 1854:. 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Index

EC-121 Warning Star

Airborne early warning and control
Manufacturer
Lockheed Corporation
United States Navy
United States Air Force
L-749 Constellation
L-1049 Super Constellation
C-121 Constellation


airborne early warning and control
United States Navy
United States Air Force
Lockheed L-1049 Super Constellation
Distant Early Warning Line
radomes
TBM-3W
signal intelligence
Vietnam War
sensor
Boeing E-3 Sentry
AWACS
C-69
Lockheed L-749 Constellations
Federal Aviation Agency
AN/APS-20
shot down a Navy EC-121
standardization of aircraft designations

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