Boeing EC-135 – Photos & Vidéo

Galerie de photos d’un Boeing EC-135 , Le Boeing EC-135 était une version de commandement et de contrôle du C-135 Stratolifter. Modifiés pour la mission Looking Glass, pendant la guerre froide, les EC-135 étaient en vol 24 heures sur 24 pour servir de plates-formes de commandement volant pour les militaires en cas de guerre nucléaire. EC-135N a servi d’avion de suivi pour le programme spatial Apollo.

Source: Wikipedia

Lla Boeing EC-135 is a retired family of command and control aircraft derived from the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. The EC-135 was used by the United States Air Force for various missions, such as airborne command post, airborne launch control center, tracking and telemetry platform, and airborne radio relay. The EC-135 was best known for its role in Operation Looking Glass, where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as a flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in case of nuclear war. The EC-135 also supported the Apollo space program by tracking and communicating with the spacecraft. The EC-135 was introduced in 1961 and retired in 2000.