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      • The device's original name is E-6B, but is often abbreviated as E6B, or hyphenated as E6-B for commercial purposes. The E-6B was developed in the United States by Naval Lt. Philip Dalton (1903–1941) in the late 1930s. The name comes from its original part number for the U.S Army Air Corps, before its reorganization in June 1941.
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  2. The Boeing E-6 Mercury (formerly Hermes) is an airborne command post and communications relay based on the Boeing 707-300. The original E-6A manufactured by Boeing's defense division entered service with the United States Navy in July 1989, replacing the EC-130Q.

  3. www.navair.navy.mil › product › E-6B-MercuryE-6B Mercury | NAVAIR

    The Navy accepted the first E-6A in August 1989. The E-6B was conceived as a replacement for the Air Force's Airborne Command Post due to the age of the EC-135 fleet. The E-6B modified an...

  4. Sep 22, 2021 · The Navy accepted the first E-6A in August 1989. The E-6B was conceived as a replacement for the Air Force's Airborne Command Post due to the age of the EC-135 fleet.

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    The device's original name is E-6B, but is often abbreviated as E6B, or hyphenated as E6-B for commercial purposes. The E-6B was developed in the United States by Naval Lt. Philip Dalton (1903–1941) in the late 1930s.

  6. The E-6B Mercury inherited its missions – and many of its on-board systems – from the earlier Boeing E-6A Hermes, two 1960s-vintage predecessor EC-130Q TACAMO (Take Charge and Move Out) aircraft, and the fleet of EC-135 Looking Glass aircraft flown by the US Air Force.

  7. The Navy accepted the first E-6A in August 1989. The E-6B was conceived as a replacement for the Air Force's Airborne Command Post due to the age of the EC-135 fleet. The E-6B modified an E-6A by adding battlestaff positions and other specialized equipment.

  8. May 10, 2019 · The Boeing E-6 Mercury was original developed for the United States Navy as an airborne command and communications relay platform to replace the outgoing Lockheed EC-130Q "TACAMO" ("Take Charge And Move Out") series.

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