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15 March 1962 |
Constructed as a C-135B-BN by Boeing at Renton, WA, USA. |
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25 April 1962 |
First flight. |
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27 April 1962 |
Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 61-2671. |
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28 April 1962 |
USAF fly away from factory. |
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28 April 1962 |
Transferred to 1501st Air Transport Wing (Military Air Transport Service), Travis AFB, CA. |
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1965 |
Converted to a WC-135B. |
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1965 |
Transferred to 56th Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, 9th Weather Reconnaissance Wing, Yokota AB, Japan. |
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1970 |
Crashed. |
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Repaired. |
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1 March 1973 |
Converted to a C-135B-BN by Boeing at Renton, WA, USA. |
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1974 |
Converted to a C-135C. |
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1974 |
Transferred to 15th Air Base Wing, Hickam AFB, HI. |
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1974 |
Transferred to Detatchment 1, 89th Military Airlift Wing, Hickam AFB, HI. |
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1991 |
Transferred to Tinker AFB, OK. |
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October 1991 |
Withdrawn from use. |
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30 October 1991 |
To National Museum of the United States Air Force Loan Program, Wright Field, Dayton, OH. |
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30 October 1991 |
Loaned to 72 ABW/XPX, Tinker AFB, OK. |
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30 October 1991 |
To Charles B Hall Airpark, Tinker AFB (north side), Oklahoma City, OK. |
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4 April 2009 |
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1 June 2019 |
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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 National Museum of the United States Air Force Individual Contributors Glenn Chatfield Mike Henniger Francois Olivier |
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