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1974 |
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Constructed as a VC-9C. |
28 December 1974 |
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First flight. |
21 February 1975 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 73-1681. |
February 1975 |
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Transferred to 89th Military Airlift Wing, Andrews AFB, MD. |
From February 1975 to 2005 |
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This aircraft served the administrations of Presidents Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, Clinton, and George W. Bush. Over that time the wing flew thousands of missions. Aside from flying the presidents, it also flew Vice-Presidents Walter Mondale, George H.W. Bush, Dan Quayle, Albert Gore, and Dick Cheney; First Ladies Rosalynn Carter, Nancy Reagan, Barbara Bush, Hillary Clinton, and Laura Bush; Cabinet Members and dignitaries, both domestic and foreign. (89th MAW). |
1977 |
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Redesignated as C-9C. |
19 May 1990 |
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Photographer: Robert Nichols
Notes: at Andrews AFB Md Airshow |
10 August 2004 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Photographed from the Cedar Rapids, IA control tower |
10 August 2004 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
Notes: Photographed from the Cedar Rapids, IA control tower |
September 2005 |
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Transferred to 73rd Airlift Squadron, 932nd Airlift Wing (AFRES), Scott AFB, IL. |
16 September 2011 |
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Assigned to Phoenix Mesa-Williams AFB, AZ for storage. |
16 September 2011 |
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Struck off Strength/Charge from the United States Air Force. |
26 October 2011 |
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To U. S. Department of State, Patrick AFB, FL with new c/r N681AL. |
26 October 2011 |
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Based at US State Department Air Wing, Phoenix Mesa Gateway Airport (Williams AFB), Phoenix, AZ.
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17 June 2012 |
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Photographer: Chris Kennedy
Notes: 73-1681 is the correct USAF serial number. The current owner is the US State Department Air Wing. |
May 2013 |
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Withdrawn from use.
Offered for sale. |
22 August 2013 |
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To Castle Air Museum, Atwater, CA with new c/r N681AL. |
16 October 2013 |
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Based at Castle Air Museum, Castle Airport (formerly Castle AFB), Atwater, CA.
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4 March 2014 |
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Civil registration, N681AL, cancelled. |
1 May 2017 |
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Photographer: Marcin Rogowski
Notes: At the Castle Air Museum in Atwater, CA, USA. |
28 September 2019 |
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Photographer: John Bennett
Notes: Taken at Castle Air Museum, CA, U.S.A. |
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