US Air Force says goodbye to C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft
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By
Colton Jones
Dec 30, 2022
Modified date: Dec 30, 2022
Photo by Dylan Gentile
The 919th Special Operations Wing has officially flown their last flight with the C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft.
Aircrews from the Air Force Reserve’s 711th Special Operations Squadron departed the Duke Field flightline Dec. 15, 2022, in four C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft for the last time after 10 years of service to Air Force Special Operations Command.
The C-145A is a twin-engine, high-wing aircraft with twin vertical fins and a non-retractable tricycle landing gear capable of short takeoff and landings to unprepared runways It is based on the Polish-built PZL Mielec M-28 Skytruck.
The 919th Special Operations Wing was the last U.S. Air Force unit to fly the aircraft before they were decommissioned.
https://defence-blog.com/us-air-force-says-goodbye-to-c-145a-combat-coyote-aircraft/
