WV-2 (EC-121) Willie Victor General and Business Aviation The United States Coast Guard

The United States Coast Guard built a fleet of 42 medium-range Sikorsky HH-60J Jayhawk helicopters to its fleet of aircraft

and armament of the HH-3E (the "Jolly Green Giant" version used in Vietnam)

it was particularly suited for such missions as the famous raid from North Africa against the oil industry at Ploesti

Originally designed as a carrier-based torpedo bomber by Grumman Aircraft

the B-1 was dedicated to the nuclear deterrence role as part of the single integrated operational plan (SIOP)

WV-2 (EC-121) Willie Victor General and Business Aviation The United States Coast GuardWV 2 Willie Victor airplane model. The RC 121 Warning Star was commissioned in 1955 and retired from the US Air Force Reserve by 1978. It was a trailblazer in Airborne Early Warning and Control systems, utilized for fleet coverage, extending the Distant Early Warning (DEW) Line, supporting the Apollo Space Program, and coordinating military forces. The Lockheed Warning Star also served as a testbed for experimental radar and electronic equipment