The VC-6A was acquired by the Army and assigned to
Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, 26 July 1966. The aircraft was used extensively
transporting Dr. Wernher Von Braun between White Sands Missile Range and Redstone.
It was fitted with stores for mounting test devices when not used for personnel
transportation. The VC-6A saw duty at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, and was sent
to White Sands Missile Range as a test aircraft. U. S. Army