By Calvin Biesecker The Coast Guard's new Maritime Patrol Aircraft is already showing "great capability" in its early going after one of the aircraft provided on-scene command last Wednesday above the site where two Air Force F-15C fighter planes collided and then plunged into the Gulf of Mexico, a senior Coast Guard official said yesterday. The search and rescue (SAR) mission was the first for the Coast Guard's new HC-144 aircraft. The HC-144A Ocean Sentry, one of three currently in…
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