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The EC-121 Warning Star was a US Air Force / US Navy version of the Lockheed Constellation designed to serve as an airborne early warning system to supplement the Distant Early Warning Line . It had two large Radome s, one above and one below the fuselage. EC-121's were also used for intelligence gathering ( SIGINT ). It was introduced in 1955 and retired from service in 1978 . The US Navy versions when initially procured were designated WV-2/3. EC-121R BATCAT During the Vietnam War some 30 EC-121s were modified for use with ground sensors to detect enemy troop movents along the Ho Chi Minh Trail . The resulting EC-121R configuration was nicknamed the '''BatCat'''. Two BatCats were lost during the war. EXTERNAL LINKS: |
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