EC-121 Warning Star
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The EC-121 Warning Star was a U.S. Air Force airborne early warning and control aircraft developed from the Lockheed Constellation airliner and widely used during the Cold War and Vietnam War for radar surveillance and command-and-control missions.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Constellation variant
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airborne early warning and control aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeConfiguration | four‑engine propeller-driven ⓘ |
| airlineLineage |
based on Lockheed Constellation airliner
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derived from civilian airliner design ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| crewComplement | large multi-crew ⓘ |
| designation |
RC-121
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WV-2 NERFINISHED ⓘ WV-3 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
L-1049 Super Constellation
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Lockheed Constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Wright R-3350 radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | pre-jet AEW aircraft ⓘ |
| introducedAs | first long-range AEW platform for USAF ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| natoReportingName | Warning Star NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | 1969 shootdown by North Korean fighters ⓘ |
| notableEventLocation | Sea of Japan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEventYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 4 ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Air Force
ⓘ
United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
airspace surveillance
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early warning of enemy aircraft ⓘ fighter control ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston-engine ⓘ |
| radarLocation |
dorsal radome
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ventral radome ⓘ |
| radarType | long-range search radar ⓘ |
| retirementPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| role |
airborne early warning
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command and control ⓘ radar surveillance ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| successor |
E-2 Hawkeye
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E-3 Sentry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
Air Defense Command
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Pacific Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Tactical Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy Atlantic Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Navy Pacific Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
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Korean War NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
continental air defense of North America
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guiding U.S. fighters in Vietnam ⓘ monitoring North Vietnamese air activity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
McCoy Air Force Base