Constructed as a KC-135B and delivered to the USAF in February 1965 as 63-8057. Transferred to 22nd AREFS at March AFB in March 1965. Transferred to 34th AFRES at Offutt AFB. Converted to an EC-135C Night Watch II between December 1965 - June 1966 and transferred to the 1000th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Andrews AFB. Redesignated as EC-135J in May 1967. Transferred to the 9th Airborne Command and Control Squadron at Hickam AFB in October 1975. Transferred to the 309th Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC) with inventory number CA014 in March 1992. To Pima in April 1993 and displayed with the vertical stab. of EP-135P 55-3129. In the background, 2 A-10's can be seen climbing our from nearby Davis-Monthan AFB.

KC under maintenance at Istres. Aircraft is coded 93-CC.

KC ready to be towed out of its maintenance hangar at Istres. The aircraft is coded 93-CB.

Although not visible on this picture, this C-135FR carries code 93-CM

There were fifteen Boeing C-135FRs delivered but one has crashed in 1972. The FRs are all equipped with a standard refueling boom, but all FRs can also be equipped with a boom drogue adapter (BDA) and / or a wing mounted FRL Mk32B air refuelling pod . In this way, hose-and-drogue systems - that all French jet fighters have - can be served too. Although not visible on this picture, this C-135FR carries code 93-CJ.

The code of this tanker is not visible, but is 93-CN

416BW KC-135A departing March AFB during the 'Golden Hour'

Dyess based KC-135A departing on a morning Mission Employment sortie.

22ARW KC-135A "8 Balls" ending it's day of flying on Marchs' runway 32 following an afternoon sortie.

'Vomit Comet' on approach to Pt Mugu's runway 21. Ex USAF 59-1481.

92ARW KC-135A lifts off on an extremely clear day.

319BW KC-135A rolling down Marchs' runway 32

Heritage colour scheme with code and coloured roundel.