| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 85-0482 |
| Alternate Serial: | 50482 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Pilatus PC-12 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Pilatus PC-12 |
| Aircraft Version: | Pilatus U-28A Draco |
| C/n (msn): | 482 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | KandaharMap |
| Country: | Afghanistan |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: OAKN IATA: KDH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 23 March 2008 |
| Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
| Photo ID: | 185702 |
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The history of the 319th Special Operations Squadron (319 SOS) dates back to Sep'44 when it was activated as a C-46/C-47/C-123 Troop Carrier Squadron where it served in the China-Burma-India Theater during WWII within the civic action and counterinsurgency missions (also flew T-28 Trojans). Since then the squadron was activated, redesignated and deactivated several times, but on 1 Oct'05, the SOS was activated as part of an overall expansion of the USAF Special Operations Command. It started to fly this secretive Pilatus U-28A that provides intra-theater support for special operations forces. This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 18 November 2019, and has since been viewed 3873 times. |