Last month Offutt AFB evacuated eight RC-135 Rivet Joints and one E-4B Doomsday plane after the base and the surrounding areas…
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Remembering Shell 77, the KC-135 that crashed in Kyrgyzstan while it was departing for combat aerial refueling mission
by Dario LeoneShell 77 crew encountered a condition they had not realistically experienced in training, which left them with an unrecognized hazardous situation…
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The story of Bud Holland, the rogue pilot that crashed his B-52 after having maneuvered it beyond its operational limits at low altitude
by Dario Leone“Apparently Bud Holland fancied himself the best B-52 pilot who ever lived and took pride in displaying his prowess in inappropriate,…
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No matter how deadly, the F-35 couldn’t go anywhere or complete any mission without regular fuel-ups from the gas-station-in-the-sky KC-135 Stratotanker…
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The KC-135 Stratotankers are currently scheduled to transfer from McConnell AFB, Kansas, in fiscal year 2020, as McConnell AFB is slated…
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A QUICK LOOK AT HOW U.S. AIR FORCE AIRMEN FIXED 60-YEAR-OLD KC-135 STRATOTANKER MAINTENANCE FLAW
by Dario LeoneThe ruddevator torque tube was rotating within the bell crank, creating a lot of movement that shouldn’t have been there As…
