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Saturday, December 23, 2006

First Deepwater patrol plane arrives in U.S.

CASA CN-235Families, civilian employees and Coast Guardsmen queued along the flight line at Air Station Elizabeth City on Thursday to welcome the Coast Guard's newest aircraft, the CASA CN-235, to the U.S.

The maritime patrol aircraft, now referred to as the HC-144A, is the first completely new aviation asset delivered under the service's troubled Deepwater acquisition program.

It is intended to replace the HU-25 Guardian as the service's medium-range surveillance craft.

The HC-144A ended a four-day trek from its manufacturer in Seville, Spain, with a flawless landing in the eastern North Carolina countryside.

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