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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, LTV, E-Systems, L3Harris Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
On 13 January 1969, a Boeing RC-135S, serial 59–1491, ran off the end of the runway and broke up. There were no fatalities, but the aircraft was a total loss. [14] On 5 June 1969, Boeing RC-135E serial number 62–4137, operating out of Shemya AFB, went down in the Bering Sea.
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Cobra Eye – Boeing RC-135X reconnaissance aircraft with mission of tracking intercontinental ballistic missile reentry vehicles. [53] [54] In 1993, it was converted into an additional RC-135S Cobra Ball. [55] [56] The sole aircraft was converted during the mid-to-late-1980s from a C-135B Telemetry/Range Instrumented Aircraft, serial number 62 ...
O-57 Grasshopper at the National Museum of the United States Air Force A de Havilland Mosquito PR Mk XVI (F-8) of the 654th BS, Eighth Air Force at RAF Watton, 1944 North American B-25D (F-10) Mitchell photographic reconnaissance and mapping aircraft North American P-51C-5-NT Mustang (F-6C) Serial No 42-103368 of the 15th TRS at St. Dizler Airfield, France, Autumn 1944.
Boeing Defense, Space & Security (BDS) is a division of The Boeing Company based in Arlington, Virginia, near Washington, D.C. The division builds military airplanes , rotorcraft , and missiles , as well as space systems for both commercial and military customers, including satellites , spacecraft , and rockets .
Boeing's tumultuous year began when a door panel blew off a 737 Max-9 mid-air in January. The FAA is also investigating whether Boeing completed required inspections on its flagship 787 Dreamliner ...
Beginning in January 2011, the unit has hosted training for flight and maintenance crews from No. 51 Squadron RAF in preparation for the delivery of the squadron's RC-135W Airseeker fleet. [ 2 ] On 7 October 2016, the E-4Bs under the 55th Wing moved to the USAF 8th Air Force.