[Scan-DC] What in the world was that, that just flew over?
Doug K.
oldsdoug at hotmail.com
Wed Dec 13 17:26:55 EST 2006
>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KC-135
>"The last KC-135 was delivered to the Air Force in 1965," but they are
>expected to be in service 'til 2040."
Wow, that means they'll be 75 years old (at least!) when taken out of
service...
Using that same formula, the Army Air Force (!) should still have a couple
of Wright Flyers, and a whole bunch of WW I aircraft!!! (To say nothing of
scads of WW II planes, zillions of Century-series fighters, and even more
Vietnam-era stuff (eg F-4)... wow...
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