McDonnell Douglas
C-9
Skytrain II / Nightingale 
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C-9B
 Photo: Jeffery Dooley 2001
MCAS Cherry Point (NKT)
Havelock, North Carolina

The McDonnell Douglas C-9 was a military version of the McDonnell Douglas DC-9 airliner. It was produced as the C-9A Nightingale for the United States Air Force (aeromedical evacuation), and the C-9B Skytrain II for the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps (cargo/personnel transport).

The final flight of the C-9A Nightingale was in September 2005. The U.S. Navy retired its last C-9B in July 2014. The two remaining C-9s in Marine service were retired in April 2017.

Three executive transport aircraft for the U.S. Air Force were designated VC-9C.  These aircraft were delivered in 1976 and served until 2011.
SPECIFICATIONS: PERFORMANCE:
Span:  93 feet 3 inches (27.9 meters).
Length:  119 feet 3 inches (35.7 meters).
Height:  27 feet 5 inches (8.2 meters).
Empty Weight:  Basic weight is 65,283 pounds (29,369 kg) in passenger configuration
Gross Weight:  108,000 pounds (48,600 kg).		 Maximum speed: 565 mph (Mach 0.86/904 km/h) at 25,000 feet
Cruising speed:
Range: More than 2,000 miles (1,739 nautical miles or 3,200 km).
Service ceiling: 37,000 feet.
Crew: C-9A/C, eight (pilot, copilot, flight mechanic, two flight nurses, three aeromedical technicians); C-9B, two pilots plus cabin attendants.
Engines: Two Pratt & Whitney JT8D-9A turbofan engines.
Armament: None
   
SOURCE:  U. S. Navy Fact File / Wikipedia