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In 1954, a 50-bed hospital and its staff were airlifted from Donaldson Air Force Base, South Carolina to Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Fifty-four people and 36,740 pounds of medical and surgical equipment were flown 1,000 miles onboard C-119s. After the equipment was airlifted, the hospital was set up and ready for business in seven hours and 13 minutes. This marked the first use of helicopters and C-119s being used to move a hospital.
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