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Shrapnel-Damaged KC-135 Arrives at Tinker AFB, Future Uncertain

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Shrapnel-Damaged KC-135 Arrives at Tinker AFB, Future Uncertain
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The battle-repaired KC-135R Stratotanker photographed transiting through RAF Mildenhall has safely arrived at Tinker AFB, the hub for KC-135 depot level maintenance, but its future remains questionable. 
As we reported previously, 59-1444, which currently sports a massive number of patch repairs across the airframe, was likely among the tankers damaged in the multiple Iranian attacks against Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, during March 2026. The attacks destroyed at least one E-3G Sen

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