File:KC-135E Stratotanker with patriotic nose art.jpg
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Summary
| Photographer |
U.S. Air Force photo / Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot |
| Location | Davis Monthan AFB, Arizona, USA |
| Aircraft type | Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (717-148) |
| Operator | USA - Air Force |
| Registration | 57-1447 |
| Type | Photograph |
| Description |
English: Caption from source: "An aging Iowa Air National Guard KC-135 Stratotanker, displaying patriotic nose art, is about to retire. The KC-135, assigned to the 185th Air Reserve Wing in Sioux City, was flown to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz., where the aircraft will be officially retired." (Published May 13, 2007.) This aircraft is nicknamed "The Patriot", with elaborate nose art featuring Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Mount Rushmore in South Dakota, the Space Shuttle launching from Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Iwo Jima flag raising from World War II, and what appears to be the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington DC. This aircraft is a KC-135E, serial number 57-1447 (indicating that funds were allocated for its construction in Fiscal Year 1957), and performed the mission of aerial refueling of nuclear bombers, among other aircraft, during the Cold War and subsequent conflicts. |
| Date | 10 May 2007 (according to Exif data) |
| Source | http://www.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/126880/week-in-photos-features-airmen-around-the-globe/ |
| Permission (Reusing this file) |
Public domain |
| Other versions |
Cropped: KC-135E Stratotanker with patriotic nose art-1447cropped.jpg Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker (717-148), USA - Air Force AN0616770.jpg |
| Construction number | 17518 |
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| 15:40, 25 April 2008 | 2,700 × 1,807 (569,957 bytes) | w:en:Ktr101 (talk | contribs) | (A KC-135E Stratotanker, displaying patriotic nose art, retired recently. The KC-135, was assigned to the 185th Air Refueling Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo/Master Sgt. Vincent De Groot) http://www.af.mil/photos/media_search.asp?q=185th) |
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| current | 16:23, 6 May 2017 | | 2,700 × 1,807 (578 KB) | Tdadamemd | Color balance. |
| 13:13, 2 January 2012 |  | 2,700 × 1,807 (557 KB) | Ebe123 | Transferred from en.wikipedia: see original upload log above |
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