In 1966 the US Air Force identified a need for an aeromedical transport aircraft. The following year the Air Force ordered C-9A Nightingale aircraft. Deliveries began in 1968. The C-9As were used for medical evacuation, passenger transportation, and special missions from 1968 to 2005. The original C9A aircraft delivered to the 375th AAW at Scott Air Force Base was named after Florence Nightengale in her honor by LT Col. Mary Ann Tonne, chief nurse, 375th AAW 1968.
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