Cheeky Joint
With her undercarriage still down, Royal Air Force No.51 Squadron's Boeing RC-135W 'Rivet Joint' ZZ665 call-sign 'Dragnet 31' shows off her lumps, bumps, cheeks and extensive aerial array whilst overshooting at RAF Mildenhall
One of three acquired to replace 51's previous Nimrod R.1's - also known at some point as the 'Airseeker' but that moniker seems to have been dropped. Maybe they ought to drop the 'Rivet Joint' name in favour of something more 'British'
Either way she made two approaches before heading home to Waddington with an apparent nose-gear door issue
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Cheeky Joint
With her undercarriage still down, Royal Air Force No.51 Squadron's Boeing RC-135W 'Rivet Joint' ZZ665 call-sign 'Dragnet 31' shows off her lumps, bumps, cheeks and extensive aerial array whilst overshooting at RAF Mildenhall
One of three acquired to replace 51's previous Nimrod R.1's - also known at some point as the 'Airseeker' but that moniker seems to have been dropped. Maybe they ought to drop the 'Rivet Joint' name in favour of something more 'British'
Either way she made two approaches before heading home to Waddington with an apparent nose-gear door issue
IMG_3752