Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    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:59-1495 USAF
    Construction Number:17983
    Compressed ID:Boeing KC-135R sn 59-1495 USAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:173rd Aerial Refueling Squadron/155th Air Refueling Group (ANG), Lincoln ANG Base, NE

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    22 June 1960

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

    12 July 1960

    First flight.

    25 July 1960

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 59-1495.

    By September 1985

    Transferred to 319th Bomb Wing, Grand Forks Air Force Base, ND.

    8 April 1986

    Converted to a KC-135R.

    By May 1996

    Transferred to 173rd Aerial Refueling Squadron/155th Air Refueling Group (ANG), Lincoln ANG Base, NE.
    Operated with markings: City of Lincoln

    May 1996


    Photographer: Rich Tregear
    Notes: Nebraska ANG Boeing KC135R 59-1495 at Mildenhall in May 1996

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.

    Circa 23 September 2024


    Photographer: Mike Henniger
    Notes: Photographed at the Central Coast Air Fest in Santa Maria, CA.
    This dossier is waiting for review by an editor.This airframe dossier was started by a contributor.
    An preliminary review of the submitted data is pending.
    If you can verify the documented history or add to it with additional text and/or photos please feel free to do so by using the upload tool and the history editor.
    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
    Internet Sources
     Air History.org
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Mike Henniger
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=346150][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, s/n 59-1495 USAF, c/n 17983[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=346150
    Copyright 1993-2025 AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.