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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 best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in the event of nuclear war.
USAF KC-135A, 56-3629, crashed into the sea on climbout from Ching Chuan Kang Air Base due to low-level windshear, killing all four on board. [101] 3 June 1971 USAF KC-135Q, 58-0039, exploded in mid-air and crashed at Centenera, Spain, killing all five on board. [102] 13 March 1972 KC-135A, 58-0048, crashed while landing at Carswell AFB. Its ...