Preview
Identifier
10023343
Description
KC-135 tankers sit along the flight line at Carswell Air Force Base. The first of 19 KC-135 midair refuelers will lift off from Carswell for a final flight to Arizona before being dismantled for parts. Air Force officials announced that seven of the tankers will be retired by the year's end, the rest will be used at other Air Force bases around the nation for refueling exercises and training. This is following the decision to close the base as part of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission of 1991.
Archival Date
1992-06-15
Collection Name
Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection
Collection Number
AR406-6 #9449 / 6256 [Frame 11A]
Original Format
Negatives, Color
File Format
JPG
Rights
Rights held by The McClatchy Company/Fort Worth Star-Telegram. For more information or for reproduction requests, please visit https://www.parsintl.com/publications/mcclatchy.
Subjects
KC-135 (Tanker aircraft); Airtankers; Airplanes
Names
Carswell Air Force Base (Tex.)
Subjects
KC-135 (Tanker aircraft); Airtankers; Airplanes