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First E-3 Sentry AWACS to Perform Training Mission at Tinker AFB in 1977 Departs for Retirement
72nd Air Base Wing
May 22, 2023 | 1:27
The third E-3 Sentry AWACS aircraft to be retired from the United States Air Force departed Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City Monday morning.

Tail Number 75-0557 takes with it a rich history. On March 31, 1977, the aircraft was the first E-3 Sentry AWACS to depart Tinker Air Force Base for a training mission. According to the 1977 flight order, 26 Airmen and two Boeing employees were on board at takeoff.
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