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6 January 1961 |
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Constructed as a KC-135A-BN.
Factory roll-out date |
26 January 1961 |
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First flight. |
6 February 1961 |
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Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 60-0329. |
February 1961 |
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Transferred to 920th Air Refueling Squadron (SAC), Wurtsmith AFB, MI. |
February 1962 |
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Transferred to 379th Bombardment Wing (Heavy) (SAC), Wurtsmith AFB, MI.
Deployments to March AFB, CA; U Tapao RTAFB, Thailand; Eielson AFB, AK; Torrejon AB, Spain; RAF Mildenhall, UK; RAF Fairford, UK; Zaragoza AB, Spain. |
By May 1967 |
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Transferred to 902nd Air Refueling Squadron/70th Bombardment Wing, Clinton-Sherman AFB, OK. |
31 May 1967 |
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While conducting wartime refueling operations in the Gulf of Tonkin in May of 1967, the KC-135 received an emergency refueling request from a six Navy planes; two A-3 Skywarriors, two F-8 Crusaders, and two F-4 Phantoms. The KC-135 crew broke contact with the USAFs F-104s being fueled and went to meet the Navy planes. The emergency refueling operation had to be conducted at 5,000 feet because the Navy planes did not have enough fuel to climb to a higher altitude. While refueling one of the A-3s, one of the F-8s ran critically low on fuel. The KC-135 crew guided the F-8 to the A-3s refueling boom and daisy chained a refueling process from the KC-135 to the A-3 to the F-8. The group then repeated the process with the other two planes. The USAF recognized the significance of this operation by awarding the crew the 1967 Mackay Trophy for most meritorious flight of the year. |
From 1986 to 10 March 1986 |
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Converted to a KC-135R. |
May 1986 |
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Transferred to 19th Air Refueling Wing (Heavy) (SAC), Robins AFB, GA.
Deployments to Castle AFB, CA; Altus AFB, OK; Anderson AFB, Guam; RAF Mildenhall, UK; Riyadh AB, Saudi Arabia. |
By March 1989 |
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Transferred to 924th Air Refueling Squadron/93rd Bombardment Wing, Moody AFB, GA. |
April 1993 |
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Transferred to 203rd Air Refueling Squadron/154th Wing (ANG), Hickam AFB, HI.
Operated with markings: Kapea, HH |
May 1993 |
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Transferred to 154th Composite Group (ANG), Hickham ANGB, HI.
Deployed to Al Udeid AB, Quatar. |
By 2022 |
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Markings Applied: Young Tiger Task Force |
30 April 2022 |
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Ferry flight. Delivered to National Museum of the United States Air Force, Wright Field, Dayton, OH.
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18 September 2023 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
18 September 2023 |
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Photographer: Glenn Chatfield |
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