63-7980, Boeing KC-135-R Stratotanker, United States Air Force

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
Date added: 28/7/2009 Views: 870
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