The iconic Douglas DC-9 airliner was chosen by the USAF for a aeromedical evacuation and VIP transport aircraft as the C-9A and VC-9C respectively and by the US Navy/USMC as a passenger/cargo aircraft as the C-9B. 21 C-9As and 3 VC-9Cs were built for the USAF, while 17 C-9Bs were built for the USN/USMC as well as 14 ex-civil airliners that were leased and or purchased by the Navy. Many of the purchased DC-9s were converted to C-9B standards with the addition of a large cargo loading door on the forward left-hand side of the fuselage. A 32nd C-9B was purchased through the Navy but operated by the US government and later by Ratheon as a NC-9D. Two other C-9Bs were purchased through the Navy for Kuwait and one Navy C-9B was transferred to NASA as the "Vomit Comet" negative G test vehicle.
This work describes in words and pictures all variants of the C-9A "Nightingale" and C-9B "Skytrain II" used by the American military.
Group
Books (first-hand)
Author
Ginter, Steve/
Title
McDonnell Douglas C-9A "Nightingale", C-9B "Skytrain II"
Details
English text, paperback, 36 bw- and 178 colour photos, 27 colour patches, 35 illustrations, large format. 97 pages.
State
new
Ginter Books Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
Responsible person
Berliner Zinnfiguren
Knesebeckstr. 88 10623 Berlin Deutschland [email protected]
