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US Air Force says goodbye to C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft
« on: January 11, 2023, 09:46:51 am »
US Air Force says goodbye to C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft
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Colton Jones
Dec 30, 2022
Modified date: Dec 30, 2022

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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/
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Re: US Air Force says goodbye to C-145A Combat Coyote aircraft
« Reply #1 on: January 11, 2023, 09:57:26 am »
Looks like they would be ideal planes for smugglers of any type.
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