The 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, also known by its nickname, Hurricane Hunters, is a flying unit of the United States Air Force, and "the only Department of Defense organization still flying
WC-130J of the 53rd Squadron
A WC-130J Hercules aircraft weather loadmaster of the 53rd WRS performs pre-engine start-up inspection
53rd WRS Boeing WB-29A weathership landing at its base at RAF Burtonwood in 1954
53rd WRS Boeing WB-50D weathership landing at RAF Burtonwood in 1956. The observation and sampling station is on top of the rear fuselage
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The 403rd Wing is a unit of the United States Air Force assigned to the Air Force Reserve Command. It is located at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi and employs a military manning authorization of
53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron
…of the United States Air Force, and "the only Department of Defense organization still flying into tropical storms and hurricanes." Aligned under the 403rd Wing of the Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) and based at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi, with ten aircraft, it flies into tropical cyclones in the…
403rd Wing C-130 Hercules over coastal Georgia
Wing C-119 in 1952
403rd WG Lockheed Martin WC-130J Hercules 98-5307
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