RC-135 Now Flying With Donor KC-135 Engine Cover After Frightening Crosswind Landing Mishap
The RC-135 Combat Sent is back in action over the Black Sea thanks to a donor engine nacelle cover from the local KC-135 unit in England.
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Watch This RC-135 Spy Plane Make A Frightening Crosswind Landing In England (Updated)
The RC-135 Combat Sent slams down on the runway before its left wing dips dangerously low and the jet goes careening down the runway.
Curious Mission Flown Over The Baltic Sea By U.S. Air Force Nuke Sniffing Plane
The Air Force only has one Constant Phoenix jet, which is used to collect air samples that could show evidence of nuclear testing or accidents.
America’s Elite Flying Unit That Made The Recent Long-Range Hostage Rescue In Africa Possible
The Nigerian rescue mission shows how CV-22B Ospreys and MC-130J Commando IIs based in the UK are truly America’s “9-1-1” force.
Here’s How An EC-135 Crew Pulled Off One Of The Most Jaw-Dropping Air Show Takeoffs Ever
With the Cold War ending, one EC-135 airborne command post crew carefully planned to go out on top at their home air show.
Pentagon Details Trump’s Plan To Pull Nearly 12,000 Troops Out Of “Delinquent” Germany
Many of these troops will head back to the United States, while others will relocate to other countries in Europe.
Wait, The USAF Is Spending Hundreds Of Thousands Airlifting Two Dodge Chargers To The UK?
Two Dodge Charger chase cars the Air Force uses to help U-2 Dragon Lady spy planes land are hung up in red tape at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst in Jersey as the service works to clear them to fly aboard one its aircraft to RAF Mildenhall in the United Kingdom. It’s not entirely clear how this has happened or why the Air Force is chosen what will invariably be a costly option of shipping these cars across the pond, to begin with.
Watch Four U.S. Special Operations C-130s Roar Through A Valley Together In The U.K.
Seeing so many transports hitting the low-level routes together is a rare sight to behold.
Declassified: US Honors Swedish Pilots For Escorting Stricken SR-71 To Safety During Cold War
The Blackbird had suffered an engine failure during a mission over the Baltic Sea and its crew feared that Soviet jets might be hunting for them.
USAF Frantically Stole Parts From One RC-135 To Get Another Airborne To Spy On A Missile Launch
The swap meant the missile monitoring mission went ahead as planned, but it forced the service to delay another intelligence-gathering sortie.