OSACOM Aircraft Types/Basing

The following is a list of aircraft types assigned to various base/units that fly OSA missions.

Small Aircraft: C-12, C-21 C-38, UC-35
Large Aircraft: C-9, C-20, C-22, C-23, C-26

Note: ORG is the three letter identifier for the flying unit. Example for mission #N3H123456, this would be flown by Reno, Nevada

Small Aircraft Contract Numbers
ORG Home Station Aircraft

R2A FT RUCKER, AL C-12
WAA MAXWELL AFB, AL C-21
N2A MONTGOMERY, AL C-12
N3A PHOENIX, AZ C-12
WMB YUMA, AZ C-12
P0Y EL CENTRO, CA C-12
P0F LEMOORE, CA C-12
R6C LOS ALAMITOS, CA C-12
N3B MATHER AFB, CA C-12
WMA MIRAMAR MCAS, CA C-12
P0A NORTH ISLAND, CA C-12
P43 C-12 NORTH ISLAND NAS, CA C-12
WBA BUCKLEY ANGB, CO C-21
WAC PETERSON AFB, CO C-21
N1A BRADLEY INTL, CT C-12
N1B GREATER WILMINGTON, DE C-12
N1D ST AUGUSTINE, FL C-12
A0C NAS JACKSONVILLE, FL C-12
A0K NAS KEY WEST, FL C-12
RE0 ATLANTA NAS, GA C-12
R1A DOBBINS AFB, GA UC-35
N2S BOONE, IA C-12
N3D BOISE, ID C-12
N2D DECATUR, IL C-12
WAB SCOTT AFB, IL C-21
N2E INDIANAPOLIS, IN C-12
N3E TOPEKA, KS C-12
N2F CAPITAL CITY, KY C-12
R3A FT KNOX, KY C-12
N2G NEW ORLEANS, LA C-12
RQ0 NEW ORLEANS, LA C-12
WMC NEW ORLEANS, LA C-12
N1F BANGOR INTL, ME C-12
EAA 457 AS ANDREWS AFB, MD C-21
EBA C-38 ANDREWS AFB, MD C-21
EMA MASD NAF WASHINGTON, MD C-12
RB0 NAF WASHINGTON, MD C-12
N1G PHILLIPS AAF, MD C-12
N2H CAPITAL CITY, MI C-12
N2J ST PAUL, MN C-12
N2L JEFFERSON CITY, MO C-12
N2K JACKSON, MS C-12
WAF C-21 KESSLER AFB, MS C-21
N3F HELENA, MT C-12
R1C FT. BRAGG, NC C-12
EMB SOES MCAS CHERRY POINT, NC C-12 C-9B
EMC MCAS NEW RIVER, NC C-12
N2M BISMARK, ND C-12
N3G LINCOLN, NE C-12
WAE OFFUTT AFB, NE C-21
N1J CONCORD, NH C-12
N1K MERCER COUNTY, NJ C-12
N3J SANTA FE, NM C-12
N1L ALBANY COUNTY, NY C-12
P0K FALLON, NV C-12
N3H RENO, NV C-12
EAC 47 ALF WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OH C-38
N3K OKLAHOMA CITY, OK C-12
N3M SALEM, OR C-12
R2C JOHNSTOWN, PA C-12
N1N MUIR AAF, PA C-12
R1B WILLOW GROVE, PA C-12
RU0 WILLOW GROVE NAS, PA C-12
N1P QUONSET STATE, RI C-12
EMD MCAS BEAUFORT, SC C-12
N2P RAPID CITY, SD C-12
N2Q SMYRNA, TN C-12
N3N AUSTIN, TX C-12
R5A FT HOOD, TX C-12
W1A FT HOOD, TX C-12
RD0 FT WORTH, TX C-12
WAD RANDOLPH AFB, TX C-21
N3P WEST JORDAN, UT C-12
G4A DAVISON AAF, VA C-12
EAB 12 ALF LANGLEY AFB, VA C-21
A0B NAS NORFOLK, VA C-12
N1S RICHMOND/BYRD FLD, VA C-12
N1R BURLINGTON INTL, VT C-12
W8A FT LEWIS, WA C-12
N3R GRAY AAF, WA C-12
P0H WHIDBEY ISLAND, WA C-12
R4A FT MCCOY, WI C-12
N1T PARKERSBURG, WV C-12
N3S CHEYENNE, WY C-12

Large Aircraft Contract Numbers
ORG Home Station Aircraft
N2C Little Rock, AR C-26
N4A Fresno, CA C-23
KGD North Isl. CA C-9
N3C Buckley FLD, CO C-26
N4B Groton, CT C-23
EBA Washington DC C-22
KGE Jacksonville FL C-9
N4Q Lakeland RGL, FL C-23
KG1 Dobbins AFB, GA C-9
N1E Dobbins AFB, GA C-26
N4N Dobbins AFB, GA C-23
N4I Indianapolis, IN C-23
N4J Frankfort, KY C-23
N1H Otis ANGB, MA C-26
KG9 Washington MD C-20
N4E Springfield, MO C-23
N4D Gulfport, MS C-23
EMB Cherry Pt. NC C-9
N1M Ral Durham, NC C-26
N2N Columbus, OH C-26
N4K OK City, OK C-23
N3L Salem, OR C-23
N4F Muir AAF, PA C-23
KG2 Willow Grv. PA C-9
N4H Quonset, RI C-23
N1Q Columbia, SC C-26
N4G Rapid City, SD C-23
N4P AUSTIN, TX C-23
KGF Ft Worth, TX C-9
N1C Davison AAF, VA C-26
KGC Norfolk, VA C-9
N4L FT Lewis, WA C-23
KG4 Whidby Isl. WA C-9
N2R Madison, WI C-26

NASA turns to Air Force for 'Guppy' evaluation

by Danielle Gregory, 72nd Air Base Wing Public Affairs

NASA’s Super Guppy sits at Tinker Air Force Base, Okla., where it arrived in mid-April for a maintenance inspection by Air Force personnel. Project planners say the work should be completed by Aug. 22. (Air Force photo by Debra Bennett)

TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. -- NASA brought its Super Guppy (Callsign NASA 941-LVH) - a uniquely-designed aircraft used to transport cargo, including parts of the space shuttle program - to Tinker AFB in mid-April so that maintainers here could inspect the aircraft and perform some repairs.

According to NASA Chief Flight Engineer Henry Taylor, officials chose Tinker AFB because it has a great reputation for having lots of capabilities when it comes to doing significant maintenance.

"We wanted to go someplace where we could have the kind of expertise and support to support a one-of-a-kind airplane and Tinker has that," Mr. Taylor said.

Project planners here estimate it should take about 14,770 hours to inspect and fix the plane, which has never been fixed prior to this. That equates to an Aug. 22 goal of completing inspections and some repairs, with a drop dead date of Sept. 29, unless workers find something that requires extensive repairs.

Debra Bennett, lead Super Guppy project pre-planner, was part of a Tinker AFB contingent that visited NASA in February 2007 to discuss the Super Guppy.

"This is the first time the Air Force has gotten involved as everything has been done by contractors," Ms. Bennett said. "Tinker AFB, in particular, was selected because we had so many different things we can do right here."