Operation Silk Purse
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Operation Silk Purse
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Operation Silk Purse was the United States' airborne nuclear command and control mission for the European theater of operations from 1961 through 1994. The SILK PURSE mission were operated from Chateauroux Air Station in France by the 7120th Airborne Command and Control Squadron from the earlier 1960s using modified four-engined Douglas C-118 piston transports. The squadron moved to RAF Mildenhall in November 1965 and shortly after converted to the jet-powered Boeing EC-135H airborne command pos
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2023-04-20T01:46:18Z
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