EC-47 / USAFDouglas EC 47 USAF model. For the Indochina war, the C 47 continued her transport duties but took on additional missions, such as electronic reconnaissance and gunship. The electronic reconnaissance aircraft came in three styles, the EC 47N, EC 47P and EC 47Q. Their mission was to collect communications intelligence (COMINT) by intercepting enemy communications and conduct airborne radio direction finding (ARDF) against those communications to locate

with a safety record that has become almost legendary

This first batch was followed by a second loan of ten more aircraft

The RAH-66 Comanche is a state-of-the-art twin-engine

the aircraft can be a difficult aircraft to fly due to its unusual landing characteristics

The Catalinas also proved effective in search and rescue missions

Considered to be the most widely used helicopter in the world

500 Sabre fighters were built in the U

Between 1941-5

electro-optical

which provided brief periods of additional engine thrust

Continental (PT 17) or Jacobs (PT 18) radial engines

At Sheppard Air Force Base in Texas