Early Morning RARE Visitor to RAF Mildenhall 

As a young copilot of a KC135Q we flew into RAF Mildenhall in early 1970. Our mission was to refuel a RC135 off the coast of Norway that was taking the northern route to Alaska while hugging the coast of Russia. The majority of our work was in refueling SR71's over Thailand as they completed their mission over Hanoi and Haiphong and returned to our home base in Okinawa. We recovered at U-Tapao for refueling before returning to Kadena.

The KC-135 is one of the unsung heros in the USAF. Nice catch!

As a high school grad in 1965, I got a summer job at the Boeing Renton plant (Washington State) where the iconic 707s were made. I was on a rib setter crew on the wing line that installed ribs between the leading and trailing edge assemblies. We built the wing from fuselage to second engine mount. The “tip” was an assembly bolted on to complete the wing. Fascinating work indeed.

I'm so old I remember when these and their commercial cousins from the 707 platform were seen regularly in TV and films.

Respect...

The tail number tells us that this aircraft is 65 years old!

I saw them at Mouldyhole before the newer engines were Installed. TDY out of LRAFB!!!

Gee, that vertical stab is ginormous.

It looks so much manlier with the CFM56 turbofans.

Cor. Look at the flaps on that.

She’s a real old lady , bless her. Wish they could keep up dating me in the same way. All the best. Mick (old codger).

This plane is a KC135T, so a former KC135Q used for refuelling..SR71😮

Can I please ask what date this video was taken ?

This plane appears to be a KC-135 tanker. From which base did this plane fly from?

Rare???