| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | 60-0374 |
| Alternate Serial: | 00374 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Boeing C-135 Stratotanker |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter |
| Aircraft Version: | Boeing EC-135E |
| C/n (msn): | 18149 |
| Operator Titles: | USA - Air Force |
| Unit Markings: | AFMC - Air Force Material Command |
| Aircraft Name: | Bird of Prey |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Dayton - Wright-Patterson AFB / Wright AFBMap |
| Region / Country: | Ohio, United States |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: KDWF IATA: - Local: DWF Other: - |
| Collection: | National Museum of the United States Air Force |
| Photo Date: | 17 December 2024 |
| Photo by: | Richard Vandervord |
| Photo ID: | 830717 |
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Rolled out in August 1961 as a C-135A, after service with MATS, 60-0374 was converted to an EC-135N Apollo Range Instrumention Aircraft (ARIA) by Douglas Tulsa and Bendix as a mobile tracking and telemetry platform to support the Apollo space program and other unmanned space flight operations. After the Apollo program ended it was renamed Advanced Range Instrumentation Aircraft and was transferred from Patrick AFB to the 4950th Test Wing, Wright-Patterson AFB, being TF33 re-engined to become an EC-135E in 1982. Passing to the 412th TW, Edwards in 1994, it was retired to the NMUSAF in Nov 2000 This photo is copyright © Richard Vandervord, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 31 July 2025, and has since been viewed 65 times. |