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Registration / Serial: | 61-0282 |
Alternate Serial: | 10282 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-135 Stratotanker |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter |
Aircraft Version: | Boeing EC-135H |
C/n (msn): | 18189 |
Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | MildenhallMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGUN IATA: MHZ Local: - Other: - |
Photo Date: | 18 July 1985 |
Photo by: | Stephan de Bruijn |
Photo ID: | 620197 |
Photo Comment |
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Built as a KC-135A, modified to EC-135H and assigned to the 7120th Airborne Command and Control Squadron in mid-1967. The Airborne Command Post was moved to RAF Mildenhall to fly with the 10th ACCS, to support the United States Commander-in-Chief, Europe. The squadron was inactivated at the end of 1991. 61-0262 was transferred to the 4th ACCS and was later on modified to GEC-135H and assigned to the 82nd TRW as a ground instructional airframe at Sheppard AFB (TX). This photo is copyright © Stephan de Bruijn, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 14 November 2023, and has since been viewed 372 times. |