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he Pennsylvania Air National Guard has put one of the EC-130E Commando Solo aircraft of the 193rd Special Operations Wing on static display at Ft. Indiantown Gap, commemorating the event in a special ceremony last week, reports The Patriot-News. This particular aircraft tail No. 7773 flew until the end of 2005. The ANG’s 193rd SOW began the shift to the new J model Hercules, the EC-130J Commando Solo II, in 2004. The unit flies psychological warfare missions, broadcasting information to target audiences via radio and television.
The Smithsonian’s announcement that an F-117A Nighthawk, tail number 85-0818, is headed to the Smithsonian Institution’s National Air and Space Museum, or NASM, is welcome news. The acquisition of this Nighthawk fills a long-standing historical gap—indeed, need—in the collections of what is generally considered the world’s premier air and space…
