photo : U-28A

A U-28A transport plane, painted in a civilian paint scheme, about to touch down on a landing strip. The U-28A is a variant of the Pilatus PC-12. It is flown by the 319th, 318th and 34th Special Operations Squadrons, AFSOC and is used to transport men and supplies to airstrips that the bigger, heavier MC-130 series of transports cannot operate from. The U-28A is fitted with a weather radar and a suite of advanced navigation and communications gear.