Delightful VIP
An evening shot of VIP United States Air Force Boeing VC-137 '26000' from the 89th Military Airlift Wing based at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland, framed by the tail of a recently delivered Turkish Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3512.
RAF Mildenhall 26th August 1997.
Both Boeing products but the VC-137C is actually a Boeing 707, whereas the ex USAF Turkish tanker is the military version of the earlier design, the Boeing 717, a somewhat different machine based on the original Dash-80, similar in appearance but with a narrower fuselage and shorter in length to the standard 707 'airliner' that the original four-engined concept was developed into.
VC-137 26000, c/n 18461 is the ex 'Air Force One' - relegated to VIP duties when the USAF acquired the current two VC-25 (Boeing 747) versions for Presidential use. She currently resides in the 'Presidential Collection' at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
The fin of the Turkish KC-135 also belies it's former USAF identity where with minimal alterations the original USAF serial is still present, if slightly modified, with the 'USAF' titles and fuselage 'Star-and-bar' being hastily replaced by the Turkish National Flag and roundel.
Note the 'prop' under the fin of the tanker - used to eradicate those 'embarrasing' moments when under certain loading conditions, the tail becomes too heavy!
Scanned 35mm transparency
Best viewed on black - just press the L
Delightful VIP
An evening shot of VIP United States Air Force Boeing VC-137 '26000' from the 89th Military Airlift Wing based at Andrews Air Force base in Maryland, framed by the tail of a recently delivered Turkish Air Force Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker 62-3512.
RAF Mildenhall 26th August 1997.
Both Boeing products but the VC-137C is actually a Boeing 707, whereas the ex USAF Turkish tanker is the military version of the earlier design, the Boeing 717, a somewhat different machine based on the original Dash-80, similar in appearance but with a narrower fuselage and shorter in length to the standard 707 'airliner' that the original four-engined concept was developed into.
VC-137 26000, c/n 18461 is the ex 'Air Force One' - relegated to VIP duties when the USAF acquired the current two VC-25 (Boeing 747) versions for Presidential use. She currently resides in the 'Presidential Collection' at the Air Force Museum in Dayton, Ohio.
The fin of the Turkish KC-135 also belies it's former USAF identity where with minimal alterations the original USAF serial is still present, if slightly modified, with the 'USAF' titles and fuselage 'Star-and-bar' being hastily replaced by the Turkish National Flag and roundel.
Note the 'prop' under the fin of the tanker - used to eradicate those 'embarrasing' moments when under certain loading conditions, the tail becomes too heavy!
Scanned 35mm transparency
Best viewed on black - just press the L