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EC97

Latest comment: 10 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

There were actually quite a few more c-97's converted to ELINT planes out of Wiesbaden, Germany and I flew on everyone of them. 8 were converted in various configurations, one with the biggest airborne camera ever made, two belonged to the CIA, 2 had a crew of 30 or so Intel officers on board, and a few others that came and went as mofified by General Dynamics in Forth Worth, TX. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 73.42.236.4 (talk) 06:16, 9 March 2016 (UTC)Reply

USAF Pararescue water parachute jump in 1965 James Bond movie, "Thunderball"

Latest comment: 6 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

HC-97G(?) airdropped USAF Pararescue Jumpers (PJs) with parascuba gear at the end of the 1965 James Bond movie, "Thunderball"--yet Wiki article claims you couldn't airdrop from its rear?

https://impdb.org/index.php?title=Thunderball — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.190.165.112 (talk) 07:02, 23 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

The term "airdrop" relates to throwing cargo out the back not parachutists. MilborneOne (talk) 18:08, 23 September 2019 (UTC)Reply

C-97 Use in literature

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The C-97 also featured as a Doomsday weapon transporter in the Clive Cussler novel " Vixen 03": 2604:3D09:A08A:9700:D1FC:F4FE:10E5:DE20 (talk) 22:38, 10 June 2025 (UTC)Reply

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