Barry (Waterloo) Griffiths
Boeing C-135C Stratolifter USAF 61-2669 ``Speckled Trout`` 412th FLTS
Boeing C-135C Stratolifter USAF 61-2669 ``Speckled Trout`` 412th FLTS @ Edwards AFB, CA Note: Speckled Trout was the official nickname given to this modified C-135C, acquired in 1974 and retired on 13 January 2006, that was used by the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for executive transport requirements. Fully equipped with an array of communications equipment, data links and cryptographic sets, the aircraft served a secondary role as a testbed for proposed command and control systems and was also used to evaluate future transport aircraft design.
Boeing C-135C Stratolifter USAF 61-2669 ``Speckled Trout`` 412th FLTS
Boeing C-135C Stratolifter USAF 61-2669 ``Speckled Trout`` 412th FLTS @ Edwards AFB, CA Note: Speckled Trout was the official nickname given to this modified C-135C, acquired in 1974 and retired on 13 January 2006, that was used by the Secretary and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force for executive transport requirements. Fully equipped with an array of communications equipment, data links and cryptographic sets, the aircraft served a secondary role as a testbed for proposed command and control systems and was also used to evaluate future transport aircraft design.