USAF EC-130E #62-1818 during August 1989 and from the 7th Airborne Command and Control Squadron starts its engines prior to taking off on a SAR mission. The aircraft is electronically equipped to maintain communications between units taking part in SAR efforts for politician George T. (Mickey) Leland and members of his delegation. A search was initiated after the plane transporting Leland and 15 other people was reported missing en route to a refugee camp near the Sudanese border. [USAF photo by MSGT Bill Thompson]
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C-130 #62-818
In 1977 the aircraft was updated for air refuelling capabilities. On April 25, 1980 the aircraft participated in the attempt to rescue American hostages held in Iran.
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