Registration / Serial:61-2663
Alternate Serial:12663
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter
Aircraft Version:Boeing RC-135S
C/n (msn):18333
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Eareckson - Air Station (PASY / SYA)
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:1969
Photo by:James WalterContact
Photo ID:845037Submit Correction
View count: 57
61-2663 seen here at what was then Shemya AFB soon after its conversion from a VC-135B to an RC-135S "Cobra Ball" surveillance aircraft. At the time of upload this aircraft was still in USAF service. The array of antennas has changed greatly with the evolving technology. The engines too have changed from the Pratt and Whitney TF33 (JT8D) turbofans in the photo to more fuel efficient CFM International F108 (CFM56) high-bypass engines. Photo by Staff Sergeant James Walter (Snr).
Registration / Serial:61-2663
Alternate Serial:12663
Aircraft Version:Boeing RC-135S
C/n (msn):18333
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Eareckson - Air Station (PASY / SYA)
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:1969
Photo by:James WalterContact
Registration / Serial:61-2663
Alternate Serial:12663
Aircraft Original Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker
Aircraft Generic Type:Boeing C-135 Stratotanker/Stratolifter
Aircraft Version:Boeing RC-135S
C/n (msn):18333
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Eareckson - Air Station (PASY / SYA)
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:1969
Photo by:James WalterContact
Photo ID:845037Submit Correction
View count: 57
61-2663 seen here at what was then Shemya AFB soon after its conversion from a VC-135B to an RC-135S "Cobra Ball" surveillance aircraft. At the time of upload this aircraft was still in USAF service. The array of antennas has changed greatly with the evolving technology. The engines too have changed from the Pratt and Whitney TF33 (JT8D) turbofans in the photo to more fuel efficient CFM International F108 (CFM56) high-bypass engines. Photo by Staff Sergeant James Walter (Snr).
Registration / Serial:61-2663
Alternate Serial:12663
Aircraft Version:Boeing RC-135S
C/n (msn):18333
Operator Titles:USA - Air Force
City / Airport:Eareckson - Air Station (PASY / SYA)
Region / Country:Alaska, United States
Photo Date:1969
Photo by:James WalterContact