C3003
| Serial | 018146 | |||||||||||||||
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| First Flight | 09.8.1961 | |||||||||||||||
| Model | NC-135A Stratotanker | |||||||||||||||
| Status | Scrapped | |||||||||||||||
| Comments | cvtd to NC-135A 1964 with AFSC as airborne diagnostic a/c to collect data following nuclear blasts ('River Digger' programme); also supports solar eclipse research, comet photography and cosmic ray studies; used in navigation system research 1971-1973; used as airborne data recording and transmission platform until 1981 when used as flight proficiency trainer; used in "Have LACE" project 1985-1886 measuring thermal wakes behind other large aircraft then supported SDI project 1986-09.1991; wfu Kirtland AFB, NM, 12.8.1994; l/n 05.2005 & presume scrapped; | |||||||||||||||
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