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To: omega4179

The KC-135 has been around forever. I caught a hop on one in 1979 or 1980, and it seemed old then.


16 posted on 05/18/2011 7:04:57 PM PDT by passionfruit (When illegals become legal, even they won't do the work Americans won't do)
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To: passionfruit

They had a squadron of KC-135 tankers at Castle AFB, Merced, CA when I was there in 1962. They were standard fare back then at SAC bases along with B-52s.


26 posted on 05/18/2011 7:40:39 PM PDT by RhoTheta ("We're from the Government, and we're here to help you ... NOT")
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