57-1419
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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
[edit]- ^ a b c Johnson, Mandy. "Oldest jet in the Air Force returns home". af.mil. United States Air Force. Retrieved March 8, 2025.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
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