Tucson in Pima County, Arizona — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Boeing EC-135J
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
1. Boeing EC-135J Marker
EC-135J
Stratotanker
Airborne Command Post
1965-1992
On loan from the
National Museum
of the United States Air Force
Erected by Pima Air & Space Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Air & Space.
Location. 32° 8.458′ N, 110° 52.261′ W. Marker is in Tucson, Arizona, in Pima County. Marker can be reached from East Valencia Road, 0.3 miles west of South Wilmot Road. The marker is located in the western section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 6000 East Valencia Road, Tucson AZ 85756, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Fairey AEW.3 (within shouting distance of this marker); Douglas EA-IF (within shouting distance of this marker); Grumman E-1 (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing KB-50 J (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing EB-47E (within shouting distance of this marker); Boeing KC-97G
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More about this marker. The marker is located on the outside section of the Pima Air & Space Museum. There is an entry fee required to visit both the inside and outside sections of the museum.
Also see . . . Boeing EC-135.
The Boeing EC-135 is a retired command and control variant of the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter. During the Cold War, the EC-135 was best known for being modified to perform the Looking Glass mission where one EC-135 was always airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command post for the Strategic Air Command in the event of nuclear war. Various other EC-135 aircraft sat on airborne and ground alert throughout the Cold War, with the last EC-135C being retired in 1998. The EC-135N variant served as the tracking aircraft for the Apollo program. Source: Wikipedia(Submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.)
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
2. The Boeing EC-135J and Marker
Photographed By James Hulse, November 9, 2021
3. The Boeing EC-135J
Public Domain - US Air Force photo - TSGT Michael Haggerty, USAF, June 1, 1988
4. Boeing EC-135 (62-3579) in flight
Air to air left side view of a 4th Air Command and Control Squadron EC-135 flying a training mission near its home base, Ellsworth AFB, South Dakota where it is based.
Credits. This page was last revised on November 18, 2021. It was originally submitted on November 13, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas. This page has been viewed 277 times since then and 50 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on November 14, 2021, by James Hulse of Medina, Texas.
