Boeing EC-135 – Foto e Video

Galleria fotografica di un Boeing EC-135 , Il Boeing EC-135 era una versione di comando e controllo del C-135 Stratolifter. Modificati per la missione Operation Looking Glass, durante la Guerra Fredda, gli EC-135 erano in volo 24 ore al giorno per servire come piattaforme di comando volanti per i militari in caso di guerra nucleare. L'EC-135N servì come aereo di monitoraggio per il programma spaziale Apollo.

fonte: Wikipedia

The 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.