Paragraph below from the AMC web site.
"The C-9, known as the Nightingale, is the military version of the civilian DC-9 passenger plane built by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was developed to fill the need for an Aero Medical Evacuation ( Medevac ) aircraft. The Air Force purchased 20 C-9s to replace older propeller driven Medevac planes. The Nightingale is a twin engine jet that can fly at 565 miles per hour at 35,000 feet. It can haul 40 ambulatory patients or 30 liter patients and has a separate isolation area for intensive care patients.
This plane, serial number 67-22584, was the first C-9 delivered to the Military Airlift Command in 1968 and was retired from the Air Mobility Command in August 2005 after 37 years of outstanding service. It was delivered by a crew from the 932 Airlift Wing Stationed at Scott AFB Illinois. "
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