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USAF 89th Airlift Takes Its Last Scheduled Gulfstream G550

The U.S. Air Force 89th Airlift Wing took delivery of its final scheduled Gulfstream 550 modified as a C-37B.

The U.S Air Force's newest C-37B, a modified Gulfstream G550, sports the tail number 1949 in honor of the Berlin Airlift, one of the biggest airlift operations in USAF history, (Photo: the U.S. Air Force)

By Kerry Lynch • Editor, AIN monthly magazine

February 15, 2022

The U.S. Air Force 89^th Airlift Wing took delivery of its final scheduled Gulfstream G550 modified as a C-37B, the service said today. The second of two C-37Bs acquired under a $159 million indefinite delivery indefinite quantity contract update, the aircraft carries the tail number 1949 in honor of the Berlin Airlift, which happened in 1949 and is one of the biggest airlift operations in USAF history, the service noted.

Designed to transport the vice president and cabinet-level officials, the previous C-37B arrived at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on November 3. That aircraft was given the tail number of 1941 in honor of the year the Tuskegee Airmen were founded. Honorary Tuskegee Airman and Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown had said of the delivery: “I’m humbled to not only be asked to deliver this aircraft but to be a red jacket wearer and now to be a red tail flyer.”

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