The Swearingen/Fairchild Metroliner was a successful, if not terribly well liked,* commuter turboprop airliner, now largely displaced in civilian service by newer planes. But the Air National Guard has long used a handful for airlift support. And now, it appears several have been modified to support domestic operations for either Department of Homeland Security, or for FEMA disaster relief.
What’s interesting is that they are in a non-military livery.
* When your nicknames include the Texas Death Tube and the San Antonio Sewer Pipe, you know you’re not terribly popular.
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