Engineering: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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Johnson, Mandy. "Oldest jet in the Air Force returns home". United States Air Force. https://www.190arw.ang.af.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/864023/oldest-jet-in-the-air-force-returns-home/. 
  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. https://www.airandspaceforces.com/the-oldest-jet-in-the-air-force-refueling-bombers-on-the-frontline-in-the-pacific/. 
  3. ↑ Haas, Kimberley (March 24, 2019). "Sendoff for an old friend at Air National Guard Base at Pease". New Hampshire Union Leader. https://www.unionleader.com/news/history/sendoff-for-an-old-friend-at-air-national-guard-base-at-pease/article_84640758-520e-54c5-9732-d1f9b62c240b.html. 



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