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RC-135: 45th Reconnaissance Squadron: Offutt AFB "Sylvester" OC/RC/TC/EC/WC-135: 78th Reconnaissance Squadron: Nellis AFB "Bushmasters" Reserve Unit: 82d Reconnaissance Squadron: Kadena AB "Hog Heaven" RC-135: 95th Reconnaissance Squadron: RAF Mildenhall "Kickin' Ass" RC-135 OC-135 E-4: 99th Reconnaissance Squadron: Beale AFB: U-2: 111th ...
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.
The squadron was reactivated by Strategic Air Command in 1947 as a reconnaissance squadron, equipped with Boeing RB-17 Flying Fortress aircraft. It flew aerial photography, mapping, charting, and photo reconnaissance missions, some of which flew around borders of the Soviet Union and over the Soviet Occupation Zone of Germany.
Employed KC-135, RC-135, SR-71 and U-2/TR-1 aircraft and crews on loan from U.S. based SAC wings for air refueling and reconnaissance operations. With pending inactivation of SAC in 1992 and transfer of European USAF air refueling aircraft assets to USAFE, wing inactivated and was replaced by USAFE's 100th Air Refueling Wing.
Following the end of combat operations, provided routing training and ground alert with B-52 and KC-135 aircraft, the latter provided by other Strategic Air Command units on loan. During 1975, provided logistical and medical support to thousands of Vietnamese refugees evacuated from their homeland and located temporarily at Guam awaiting ...
The Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC) is an alphanumeric code used by the United States Air Force to identify a specific job. Officer AFSCs consist of four characters and enlisted AFSCs consist of five characters.
The aircraft was totally destroyed. No one was seriously injured. On 5 June 1969 an RC-135E crashed in the Bering Sea minutes after leaving Shemya. Nineteen crewmembers died. On 15 March 1981, an RC-135 Cobra Ball aircraft, serial 61-2664 departed Eielson for Shemya with 24 people on board. While attempting to land on Shemya they encountered a ...
In January 2011 personnel from 51 Squadron began training at Offutt Air Force Base in the US for conversion to the RC-135. Crews were to be deployed on joint missions with the USAF 343rd Reconnaissance Squadron until the new aircraft became available. [ 15 ]