This photo submitted by Butch Helig
This photo submitted by Terry Gust
Jimbo found these
These photos were submitted by Terry Gust
This photo submitted by Terry Gust
The following articles were submitted by Terry Gust-From the May 1966 MAC Flyer
The following article and photos confirms the current location of four Photomapping RC-135A's. So they are back where they started.
Submitted By Terry Gust
Thanks to Jerry Saieg and Terry Gust for this rare Pre-ACGS photo of RC-135A 63-8060 at Samoa Plus pictures of a scale model of 8060 that Charlie Johnson built for Terry Gust
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Thanks to Don Earlywine for the 1st RC-135A pictures
And many thanks to Jim 'Sharkey' Pruette, for finding them
But this one is 1370th, APCS, not AGCS
Photo By Rich Reynolds
Hello. I'm George Horn*, the historian for the Air Force Photo Mapping Association. Our records show serials (63-8058, 8059, 8060, and 8061)for the four RC-135As assigned to the 1370th Photo Mapping Wing at Forbes AFB, KS, in 1967 (first delivery in October). Although nine were ordered, only these four were built; 63-8062 through 8066 were canceled. As to their fates, after mapping satellites assumed the photo mapping mission in 1969, the four RC-135As were relegated to "hack" roles. Although they retained their RC-135A designation, they served as "demodified tanker/logistics support, cargo carrier, and troop transport aircraft, sometimes referred to as "command support aircraft (CSA)." By 1970, 63-8059 was assigned to the 55th Strat Recon Wg at Ofutt AFB as a CSA. By 1972, the other three had been similarly demodified. By 1973, 63-8060 was in storage at MASDC, Davis-Monthan AFB, but on 30 June 1978, she was loaned to the Arizona ANG at Phoenix. On 19 July 1978, 63-8058 was loaned to the Maine ANG at Bangor. In 1979, all four RC-135As were scheduled for programmed depot maintenance input under program R-Q6076(1) for modification as KC-135Ds. The last we heard, they were assigned to the 305th AREFW at Grissom AFB, IN. * George passed away on 28 FEB 2001, he will be missed.
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