To commemorate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day the U.S. Air Force’s 100th Air Refueling Wing (descendant of 100th Bombardment Group [Heavy]) gave some of their Stratotankers full color markings.
Skipper III in honor of retired Master Sergeant Dewey Christopher, a World War II veteran. U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere, 21JUN2019.
USAF photo by Senior Airman Alexandria Lee, 19JUN2019.
USAF photo by Airman First Class Joseph Barron, 31MAY2019.
Video, 48 hours of refueling hell, including invasion stripes:
They even gave a couple of KC-135s ‘heritage’ WW2 markings. The D on the tail was used by the 100th BG(H). USAF photo by First Lieutenant Nathanael Callon, 26MAY2019.
The EP is the flight symbol of the 351st Bomb Squadron, 100th Bomb Group(H), which dates back to 1942 and the letter A on the tail is the aircraft number. USAF photo by Senior Airman Benjamin Cooper, 09MAY2019.
Video explains the World War Two connection for ‘Black Jack’ and the 100th ARW:
Video interview, ‘Savage’ artist gives one reason why he joined the USAF:
In this video some guy explains why he’s infatuated with the ‘All American Girl’:
NEBRASKA KC-135 TEENAGED NOSE ART
SNOOPY RC-135S COBRA BALL NOSE ART