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    The Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. During the Cold War, the EC-135 was...
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    development Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing EC-135 Boeing NC-135 Boeing RC-135 Boeing OC-135B Open Skies Boeing WC-135 Constant Phoenix Boeing C-137 Stratoliner...
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    Boeing 367-80 Boeing 707 Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Boeing C-137 Stratoliner Boeing EC-135 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Boeing OC-135B Open Skies Boeing...
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    modified Boeing 707 aircraft, not the military-only KC-135. The E-6B provides the National Command Authority with the same capability as the EC-135 fleet...
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    The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside...
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    Related development Boeing 707 Airborne Launch Control System Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Boeing E-4 Boeing EC-135 Northrop Grumman...
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    complete the order, Boeing offered the airframes to the United States Air Force, as part of a package leading to a replacement for the older EC-135J National...
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    707-320B/C series. The C-137 should not be confused with the similar Boeing C-135 Stratolifter; although they share a common ancestor the two aircraft...
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    Clipper Boeing KC-46 Pegasus Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter Boeing KC-97 Stratofreighter Boeing C-127 Boeing C-135 Stratolifter Boeing EC-135 Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker...
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    The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed...
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  • EC135 (redirect from EC-135)
    EC135, EC-135, or EC 135 may be: Boeing EC-135, a cargo airplane used for several U.S. Air Force missions. Eurocopter EC135, twin-engine civil helicopter...
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    The WC-135 Constant Phoenix is a special-purpose aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter and used by the United States Air Force. Its mission...
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    Control System, performing the Operation Looking Glass mission with the Boeing EC-135 aircraft. From its activation in April 1942 until it was disbanded in...
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    fuselage. Boeing was selected ahead of McDonnell Douglas's DC-8-based proposal in July 1970. Initial orders were placed for two aircraft, designated EC-137D...
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  • military aircraft to replace the Boeing 707-based E-3 Sentry and E-8 Joint STARS, the Boeing 747-based E-4B, and the RC-135 Rivet Joint aircraft in US military...
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    EC-135 za nadzor granice i prijevoz stradalih". defender.hr. Archived from the original on 30 June 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2013. "Eurocopter EC 135"...
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    C-97 Stratofreighter. It replaced the KB-29 and was succeeded by the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker. The KC-97 Stratofreighter was an aerial refueling tanker...
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    performed by United States Air Force Boeing EC-135 command post aircraft. This included EC-135A, EC-135C, EC-135G, and EC-135L aircraft. Today, the ALCC mission...
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    District of the Cibola National Forest. On September 14, 1977, a USAF Boeing EC-135 crashed into the Manzano Mountains just after takeoff from the Albuquerque...
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    provided airborne command post responsibilities with specially modified Boeing EC-135 airborne command post aircraft for Fifteenth Air Force and Strategic...
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    ground facilities. At the height of the Cold War, the US had special Boeing EC-135 "Looking Glass" aircraft that were equipped as control centers for the...
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    The Boeing B-47 Stratojet (Boeing company designation Model 450) is a retired American long-range, six-engined, turbojet-powered strategic bomber designed...
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    operates the Boeing RC-135 aircraft conducting reconnaissance missions. The mission of the 38th Reconnaissance Squadron is to provide RC-135 aircraft and...
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    Mildenhall, the 7120th ACCS converted from the Douglas C-118 to the Boeing EC-135 which were used as airborne command posts for the Commander, US European...
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    crew training school (CCTS), August 1965 – December 1969, and gained a Boeing EC-135 Post-Attack Command Control System (PACCS) mission with the 3d PACCS...
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  • is a planned United States Navy aircraft based on the EC-130J and intended to replace the Boeing E-6 Mercury in the TACAMO role, communicating with US...
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  • Thumbnail for Boeing C-97 Stratofreighter
    refueling. The KC-97 began to be phased out with the introduction of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker in 1957. Many KC-97s were later refitted as C-97G transports...
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    Lubyanka Prison in Moscow for seven months. On 3 February 1961, SAC's Boeing EC-135 Looking Glass, began operations as the Airborne Command Post for the...
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    Nebraska where it transitioned from Lockheed EC-130 aircraft flying the ABCCC mission to the Boeing EC-135 aircraft flying the Operation Looking Glass...
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    landing at ABQ with no further fatalities. On September 14, 1977, a USAF Boeing EC-135 crashed into the Manzano Mountains just after takeoff, killing all 20...
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