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    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Boeing B707 / C-135 / C-137 / C-18 / E-3 / E-6 / E-8
    Latest Model:KC-135R Stratotanker
    Last Military Serial:63-8874 USAF
    Construction Number:18722
    Compressed ID:Boeing KC-135R sn 63-8874 USAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:92nd Air Refuelling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA

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    Dates

    Event

    10 June 1964

    Constructed as a KC-135A-BN.
    Factory roll out date

    10 July 1964

    First flight.

    23 July 1964

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 63-8874.
    Although it was delivered to USAF this date, they did not fly it away until 7/28/64.

    July 1979

    Re-skinned.

    By June 1980

    Transferred to 905th ARS, 319th BW, Grand Forks AFB, ND.

    June 1980


    Photographer: John Winter via Fargo Air Museum
    Notes: Photo taken at Grand Forks AFB, North Dakota.

    By May 1991

    Transferred to 96th BW, Dyess AFB, TX.
    Operated with markings: Southern Breeze

    18 March 1992

    Converted to a KC-135R.

    From Circa 1993 to Circa 1995

    Transferred to 909th ARS, 18th Wing, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
    Operated with markings: ZZ, SHOGUNS

    May 1999

    Transferred to 344th ARS, 22nd ARW, McConnell AFB, KS.

    By May 2000

    Transferred to 351st ARS, 100th ARW, RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk, England.
    Operated with markings: D

    By 2005

    Transferred to 319th ARW, Grand Forks AFB, ND.

    By May 2010

    Transferred to 54th ARS, 97th AMW, Altus AFB, OK.

    By January 2014

    Transferred to 22nd Air Refuelling Wing, McConnell AFB, KS.

    By 2019

    Transferred to 92nd Air Refuelling Wing, Fairchild AFB, WA.
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker by Robert S. Hopkins III
    Tail Code: The Complete History of USAF Tactical Aircraft Tail Code Markings by Patrick Martin
    Internet Sources
     AB Pic
    Plane Logger
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Max Sabin
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