• Aircraft:

  Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker

• Reg: 55-3130 photos
• Serial #:

  17246

• Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
• Photo Date: Apr 23, 2004
• Uploaded: Dec 03, 2004
• Riverside March Air Force Base - KRIV, USA - California

(17246) The museum's KC-135A which is christened "Old Grandad", was the thirteenth KC-135 manufactured and was delivered to the Air Force in August 1957. During her 35 year career she refueled thousands of combat aircraft in Vietnam and Desert Storm. Retired as the oldest KC-135 in the fleet when it arrived from Carswell AFB, TX, in December 1992, her last flight was from Carswell AFB to March AFB. It had a total of 14,107.5 flight hours. This plane has been restored and nicely repainted. (Fuji Provia 100F)

Photographer

Aircraft

On display at the excellent March Field Air Museum

Steve Brimley 55-3130

1,194 3 0 Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker

wim callaert 55-3130

1,191 2 0 Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker

Johannes Reichert 55-3130

1,880 0 0 Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker

Photo location

This Stratotanker was delivered to the USAF as 63-8009 in late 1963 and was withdrawn from service in 1993

Garrett Heller N569MA

1,768 39 1 Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker

PAUL LINK 51-9432

247 1 0 Republic F-84F Thunderstreak

PAUL LINK 44-6393

247 2 0 Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress

Photographer

Nice and clean after a wash and ready for the show

Stephen Tornblom NL7715C

5,167 1 0 North American P-51D Mustang

Originally delivered to the ANG as 45-11582

Stephen Tornblom NL5441V

5,210 2 0 North American P-51D Mustang

Delivered to U

Stephen Tornblom N86572

6,424 3 0 Grumman FM-2 Wildcat