63-7980, Boeing KC-135-R Stratotanker, United States Air Force
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| Airline: | United States Air Force | Date: | 19/7/2009 |
| Aircraft: | Boeing KC-135-R Stratotanker | Location: | United Kingdom, Fairford RAF Fairford (FFD / EGVA) |
| RegNo: | 63-7980 | Photographer: | Ian T Powell |
| C/N: | 18597 | Uploader: | rhino11 |
| Remarks: | Speckled Trout is the official name of a combined SAF/CSAF support mission and concurrent test mission. The Speckled Trout aircraft was originally a C-135C, AF Ser. No. 61-2669, acquired in 1974 and retired tt on 13 Jan 2006. An interim aircraft was in use for the Speckled Trout mission until the 2008 delivery of the current aircraft, a modified KC-135R Stratotanker with a more modern communications architecture testbed. The current KC-135R Speckled Trout also supports additional tests and air refueling requirements that the C-135C could not. | Links | Wikipedia Airline Link Wikipedia Aircraft Link |
| Date added: | 28/7/2009 | Views: | 997 |
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