Dates

Event

15 December 1964

Constructed as a RC-135B-BN by Boeing at Renton, WA, USA.
Factory roll out date

14 January 1965

First flight.

20 January 1965

Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 64-14847.

25 January 1965

USAF factory fly-away.

1967

Converted to a RC-135C.

1971

Converted to a RC-135U.

By June 1978

Transferred to 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE.

20 January 1989

Markings Applied: Fatal Attraction

By July 1994

Transferred to 24th Reconnaissance Squadron, 55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE.

28 July 1994

Photographer: Ken Videan
Notes: On finals to Fairford.

30 July 1994

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: RC-135U Combat Sent intelligence aircraft, callsign Olive 66, of the 55th Reconnaissance Wing on display at the 1994 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

30 July 1994

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: Another view of the RC-135U Combat Sent intelligence aircraft from Offutt AFB, callsign Olive 66, on display at the 1994 International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

By June 1996

Transferred to 38th Reconnaissance Squadron/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE.

20 July 1996

Photographer: Peter Nicholson
Notes: RC-135U Combat Sent intelligence aircraft of Offutt AFBs 38th Reconnaissance Squadron/55th Wing on display at the 1996 Royal International Air Tattoo at RAF Fairford, Gloucestershire.

By November 2006

Transferred to 45th Reconnaissance Squadron/55th Strategic Reconnaissance Wing, Offutt AFB, NE.

2024

Continued periodic visits to RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.

18 August 2024

Arrived RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk.

Scheduled to return home to Offut AFB on 23 September but did not do so until 1 November due to missions monitoring Belarus action. This made it one of the longest periods of temporary duty at Mildenhall by a Combat Sent aircraft for decades.