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Originally Posted by Llarry
Speaking of four-ship -141 formations, I seem to remember that one or more -141 units had a Special Operations connection. Not hard-core dedicated mission like the -130s, but something...
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SOLL-II (Special Operations, Low-Level) out of Charleston AFB in SC. They did NVG, formation, blacked out landings, low-level, airdrop and combat loading/offloading while working with the Special Operations crowd.
You could tell the "SOLL birds" because they had a pair of forward-facing chin pods with IR sensors as well as chaff/flare dispensers before it became common to put them on heavy transports.
IIRC, there's one on display at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson-- at least I sort of remember seeing it there a few years ago.
R.
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