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'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:06L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 7000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:06L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 7000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:06L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 7000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:01L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 6000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:06L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 7000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:01L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 6000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
oh RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 12:06L
'U.S.A.F.' [QUID52 @ 7000' circuits at MHZ]
[taken from "The Warren" Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
o/h RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 08:45L
'U.S.A.F.' [ ...... @ 11000' out of MHZ]
[taken from the Forest Gate Viewing Area]
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
o/h RAF Lakenheath ~ 21 March 2025 @ 08:45L
'U.S.A.F.' [ ...... @ 11000' out of MHZ]
[taken from the Forest Gate Viewing Area]
Manston, UK - 10 July 1988
RAF Manston Air Day 1988
TY-BBW was repainted in full colours at Stansted around Jan 88, but seems to have done very little flying after this, spending long periods on the ground at both Stansted and Manston before being permanently withdrawn from use at Ostend in mid-1989. It must have been one of the last operational Boeing 707s still fitted with the original JT4 turbojets.
It looks like it may even have been open to the public at the Manston Air Day, which seems somewhat unusual for a presidential VIP aircraft! Presumably it was no longer actually owned by the Benin Government by this time.
An attempt to clean up some of my Dad's cine footage using "AI", not great (the text on the aircraft is messed up). I also tried adding some appropriate sounds (Boeing 747 power up, and Boeing 707 taxying archive recordings). Just to see what it looked like.
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'59-1511 / D'
Boeing KC.135R Stratotanker
c/n 1799/T0414
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'57-2605 / D'
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 17741.T0211
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'60-0324 / D' (MISS IRISH)
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 18099/T0438
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'60-0324 / D' (MISS IRISH)
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 18099/T0438
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'60-0355 / D' (BLACK JACK)
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 18130/T0469
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'60-0355 / D' (BLACK JACK)
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 18130/T0469
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'59-1511 / D'
Boeing KC.135R Stratotanker
c/n 1799/T0414
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)
'60-0355 / D' (BLACK JACK)
Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
c/n 18130/T0469
@ RAF Mildenhall ~ 21 March 2025
'U.S.A.F.'
(all taken pre-dawn / sun-rise was officially 10 miniutes after I drove away)