White KC-135

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1 total messages Started by System Administrator Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23

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Author: System Administrator
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 17:23

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From System Administrator <tgeer@pro-gumbo.cts.com>

I am not in the military, and although I have live right next to Barksdale
AFB and have a keen interest in military technology, my knowledge of aircraft
is strictly limited.  BAFB is normally home to B52's, A10's and KC-10's.  The
other day I watched as two planes landed.  They were, as far as I could tell,
KC-135's (4 wing-mounted engines and a refueling boom).  While this in itself
was not strange, their paint scheme was.  They were snow-white from nose to
tail with no discernable markings except for a small blue airforce insignia
(=A=) on the fuselage just aft of the wings.  Not even any tail numbers.  The
only thing I could guess was that these were brand-new planes which had not
yet received their final paint scheme.  A friend who was with me at the time
said that he thought they were some kind of medical transport but that just
doesn't seem right.  Anyone care to shed some light on this?

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