This C-9B was known as RY-529 with VR-59 and the name City of Fort Worth from March 1987 up to March 2000. It was moved to VR-46 in April 2000, then to VR-61 in February 2013 and eventually trabsferred to the US Marine Corps in February 2014. In April 2017, the Nightingale was transferred to the USAF as a testbed, still as 161529. It was last reported in mid-2021. Status since unknown. Together with sistership 161530, 529 brought a visit to the Netherlands in support of the US Marine Corps music band.

This C-9B was delivered to the US Navy on 28 October 1982 and assigned to VR-59 as RY-530 VR-59. It flew around with the name 'City of Grand Prairie' up to October 2000. Was then transferred to VR-46 as JS-530 with the name 'City of Rosewell'. In September 2012, the Nightingale was moved to VR-61 and in February 2014 the aircraft was transfered to the US Marine Corps where it served VMR-1 up to April 2017. It was withdrawn from use at Mojave (CA) in June 2017. Together with sistership 161529, 530 brought a visit to the Netherlands in support of the US Marine Corps music band.

"RUNNER 42" C-40A departs back to Ft Worth after a very brief stopover

Assigned to VMR-1.