Boeing C, KC-135 and derivatives -- ADI References on Hand
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AEREI (Italian pub)
EC and RC CPA ca Aerei JulyAug 88 if
Air Britain Digest
KC- hist PDA ABD 31/2 MarApr 79
Air & Space Smithsonian
"Vomit Comet" ops CPA A&S AprMay 90
Air Combat
EC- w 4950th Air Base Wing CPA AComb Jan 73
KC-135 missionw 306th SW CPA AComb May 79
w CFM-56 engines PDA AComb Jan 81
to be refitted w CFM-56 PA AComb clip if
Air Force
NKC- laser lab PA AF 64/6 June 81
Aircraft Illustrated
EC & NC- PA AcIl 2/6 June69
KC- w 306th STrat Wing CPDA AcIl Jan 79
NC P+ clip if
Air Force
NKC-135 ALL PA AF June 81 if
KC-135R test ac CP+ AF May 83 if
1st op’l KC-135R P+ AF Oct 84 if
EC-136 upgrade CP+ AF Apr 85 if (maybe 95)
"There I Was" humor il AF Oct 88 if
Tribute to the Tankers il Valor AF Jan 96 if
Air International
KC- hist 3v PA ca pros Dil AI 19/5 Nov 80 if
C-135C 61-2668 conv < WC PA AI March 81 if
corr PA AI 21/5 Nov 71
Airpower
KC- ops w 190th Refuelling Grp, KS ANG CPA A 17/1
Jan 87
American Aviation
KC rollout P+ Amer Av 30 July 56 if
Air Trails Hobbies for Young Men
"BT-707" Cil cov
Aviation
CFM-56 refit plans PDA Av Feb 80 if
status w CFM-56 A Av May 80 if
Aviation News
markings hist AvN 23 Aug – 5 Sep 86
Aviation Week & Space Technology
C-135 rollout P AWST 5 June 61 if
KC sprays water in icing tests P+ AWST 25 Sep 61 IF
JKC-135 tested P+ AWST 23 March 64 if
KC-135B ca Dil AWST 3 Aug 64
KC "Speckled Trout" advanced instrument tests JPDA AWST 26 74
NKC-135 laser test P+ AWST 2 Sep 74 if
KC-135 winglet test P+ AWST 6 Aug 79 if
KC-135 winglets buckling A AWST 30 Aug 79 if
EC-135 Look8ing Glass improvements PDA AWST 16 June 80
KC re-engining status PA AWST 23 June 80 if
KC upgraded capabilities CPA il AWST 11 Aug 80 if
EC crashes near Frederick, MD A AWST 11 May 81 if
NKC-136 ops PA AWST 25 May 81 if
EC-135N crash resport A AWST 3 Aug 81 if
KC-135R rollout PA AWST 28 June 82 if
KC-135R CPcov AWST 5 July 82 if
KC-135R engine tests in flight PA AWST 20 Sep 82 if
KC-135R improvements desc A AWST 21 Feb 83 if
KC-135R water ingestion tests P+ AWST 7 March 83 if
KC-135R testing CPDA AWST 2 May 83 if
C-135FR deliv > France AF P+ AWST 9 Sep 85 if
C-135E satellite com mod planned P+ AWST 27 Oct 86 if
RC-135 op n Green Flag P+ AWST 4 May 87 if
NC-135 Argus SDI sensor ops CPA AWST 3 Oct 88 if
NC-135 "Big Crow" planned CPA AWST 22 Oct 90 IF
French KCs get drogue refuel system CP+ AWST 1 Nov 93
EC-135 enters flt test A AWST 16 May 94 if
NKC-135 icing test retention urged CPA AWST 15 May 95
KC-135E Argust ops CPDA AWST 6 May 96 if
RC-135S Cobra Ball revamped for battlefield missions CPDA AWST 4 Aug 97
if
RC-135V/W Rivet Joint CP+ AWST 6 July 98 if
US reviews KC life expectancy CPA AWSST 16 Oct 00 if
RC Rivet Joint ops at Offutt CPA AWST 14 May 02 if
RC-135 Rivet Joint tactics CPA AWST 4 Nov 02 if
RC-135 Cobra Ball problems CPA AWST 9 Dec 02 if
RC_135 Rivet Joint ops CPA AWST 25 Nov 02 if
RC-135S Cobra Ball ops CPA AWST 10 March 2003 if
Flying Review International
KC- 3v PA xs ca FR 17/7 Apr 62
Combat Crew
RC-135C retirement PA if
Flight International
plans to replace KC-135 PA il Flint 3 Dec 77 if
KC explosion n Canada A Flint 14 Oct 89 if
Flying
KC used to haul Coors Larson col A F Apr 75 if
Flying Review
KC-135 introduction CPA ca 4v xs FR xvii/3 if
In Flight USA
"Vomit Comet" ride PA IFUSA Oct 99 if
IPMS UK
KC P+ IPMSUK clip if
IPMS Update
EC-N il A IPMS U 13/2
Journal American Aviation Historical Society
KC- hist 3v PA JAS 32/3 Fal 87
JP4
KC boom flex Dil JP4 7-8 86 if
Koku Fan
RC-135A, RC-135C, RC-135D Psurv KF March 70 if
KC 80028 P KF Feb 72 if
EC-135N 53127 CP KF Oct 72 if
RC-135 kf Oct 73 clip if
KC-135As at Giant Voice 1974 PA KF Apr 75 if
WC- P KF June 76
NKC- CP KF Nov 76 if
C-L P KC Dec 76
PAM News
KC - Aurora kr PAM #32 Sep 79
NC-135N 10329 CP KF clip if
EC-135L P KF clip if
Popular Science
War Room In the Sky ops at Offutt AFB PDA PSci Nov 60 if
Scale Modeler
1/72 Nova vform CPA SM Nov 77 if
conv< Revell 707 CPA SM Sep 82
misc clips
KC-135A AMT 1/72 kit instructions if
KC-135R records set PA Air Pulse 23 Dec 88 if
EC-135P 580011 Blue Eagle status PA if
old variants still flying 4 May 76 list if
707 engines to poer KC-135E PA A L P Sep 84 if
KC appreciation A Combat Crew Oct 73 if
KC inflight fire PDA Combat Crew May 74 if
KC crash w cow herd PA Combat Crew Feb 78 if
C 00378 early colors clip P if
C kc specs 3v CPA pro clip IA
EC-135N 10327 CP clip if
SAC EC-135 fact sheet A if
SAC KC fact sheet A if
SAC KC fact sheet 1 Apr 79 if
USAF KC ops from Mildenhall, UK fact sheet il A if
EC specs CPA3v Cpro clip if
CFM-56 upgrade forecast Boeing flyer if
KC-135E & R specs 3v PA pro clip if
KC-135E deploy to Alaska PA Alaska Flying clip if
RC specs CPA 3v Cpro clip if
NASA Apollo com KC Droop Snoots PDA clip if
newspaper clips
RC-135 downed by Libya A SJ-R 6 Oct 80 if
EC-135 in flight explosion PA SJ-R 7 May 81 if
KC IL ANG crash n IL A SJ-R 20 March 82 if
KC IL ANG crash n IL bodies recovered PA SJ=R 21 Mar 82
KC-135 crash n Calif A SJ-R 28 Aug 85 if
KC-135 00317 crash n Mich A SJ-R 12 Oct 88 if
KC-135 00317 crash n Mich P+ SJ-R 13 Oct 88 if
KC-135 crash at Dyess AFB PA SJ-R 1 Feb 89 if
KC explosion on ground at Milwaukee CPA SJ-R Dec 93 if