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The 155th Air Refueling Wing presented their KC-135R Stratotanker with a heritage paint scheme at the Central Coast AirFest, held at Santa Maria Airport in California on Sept. 21-22, 2024. The aircraft was part of the static display.
The AirFest had a special guest—101-year-old James Kunkle, a World War II fighter pilot. The heritage paint scheme on the KC-135 was specifically modeled after the markings on Kunkle’s own P-38 Lightning, the aircraft he flew during combat missions in WWII. Kunkle is the last surviving pilot of the 401st Fighter Squadron, which went on to become the 173rd Air Refueling Squadron.
| Date Taken: | 09.22.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 10.16.2024 16:06 |
| Category: | Package |
| Video ID: | 939352 |
| VIRIN: | 240922-Z-MW698-1001 |
| Filename: | DOD_110607909 |
| Length: | 00:01:54 |
| Location: | SANTA MARIA, CALIFORNIA, US |
| Downloads: | 5 |
| High-Res. Downloads: | 5 |
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