57-1419

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Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-1419 in 1985, prior to conversion to KC-135R standard. Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker (717-148), USA - Air Force AN1113717.jpg
Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker 57-1419 in 1985, prior to conversion to KC-135R standard.

57-1419 is the tail number of an individual KC-135R Stratotanker operated by the Arizona Air National Guard. [1] 57-1419 was built in 1957 and is the oldest aircraft in active United States military service. [2] [1] As of 2013, 57-1419 had 22,300 flight hours and was in service with the New Hampshire Air National Guard's 157th Air Refueling Wing. [1] In 2019, the aircraft was transferred to the Arizona Air National Guard. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Johnson, Mandy. "Oldest jet in the Air Force returns home". af.mil. United States Air Force . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  2. Everstine, Brian (June 29, 2018). "The Oldest Jet in the Air Force, Refueling Bombers on the Frontline in the Pacific". Air and Space Forces Magazine. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  3. Haas, Kimberley (March 24, 2019). "Sendoff for an old friend at Air National Guard Base at Pease". New Hampshire Union Leader . Retrieved March 8, 2025.