Finding visuals...
  • The Locator
  • Airframes Database

    Social media...
    Follow AV on facebook
    Follow AV on Twitter @aerial_visuals
    Follow the AV YouTube Channel

    Site navigation...
  • Home
  • Desktop Calendar
  • The Racers
  • FAQs
  • About Aerial Visuals
  • Comment on this Dossier
    • Search For Airframes Now
    Search - Index - Gallery - Reports - Lists - AV Needs You!

    This page documents a history of a specific aircraft. The details provided vary from aircraft to aircraft and are dependent on the research and amount of data uploaded to the Aerial Visuals database.

    Airframe Family: Boeing B707 / C-135 / C-137 / C-18 / E-3 / E-6 / E-8
    Latest Model:KC-135R Stratotanker
    Last Military Serial:62-3498 USAF
    Construction Number:18481
    Compressed ID:Boeing KC-135R sn 62-3498 USAF cn 1...
    Latest Owner or Location:6th ARW, MacDill AFB, FL

    EDIT THE HISTORY HERE    		 If you can add to the history or would like to submit a correction please use the editor to do so.

    UPLOAD A PHOTO    		 If you have a photo of this airframe to share then use the photo upload tool.
    The Airframes Database depends on user contributions to stay current.
    If you have any news about this airframe or photos which you would like to share please do so
    by using the links above.
    The more you and others share the better the database becomes!

    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a KC-135A-BN.

    10 May 1962

    First flight.

    10 December 1962

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Air Force with s/n 62-3498.

    By May 1982

    Transferred to 100th ARW, Beale AFB, CA.

    By June 1982

    Transferred to 97 ARS, 97 BW, Eaker AFB, AR.

    December 1983

    Re-skinned.

    24 February 1992

    Converted to a KC-135R.

    June 1995

    Transferred to 92D ARS, 92D ARW, Fairchild AFB, WA.

    By June 1998

    Transferred to 351st ARS, 100th ARW. RAF Mildenhall, England.
    Operated with markings: Mervyn s Magic

    By June 2004

    Transferred to 905th ARS, 319th ARW, Grand Forks AFB, ND.

    By July 2008

    Transferred to 909th ARS, 18th OG, Kadena AB, Okinawa, Japan.
    Operated with markings: ZZ, Young Tigers

    By May 2012

    Transferred to 22D ARW, McConnell AFB, KS.

    By April 2021

    Transferred to 6th ARW, MacDill AFB, FL.
    Operated with markings: Spirit of Tampa Bay, MacDill

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin

    14 May 2022


    Photographer: Max Sabin
    Credits
     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Internet Sources
     AB Pic
    Jet Photos
    National Museum of the United States Air Force
    Plane Finder
    Plane Logger
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Individual Contributors
     Max Sabin
    Tell Others About this Airframe Dossier
    Forum Link: [URL=https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=314938][IMG]/home/users/web/b1393/nf.aerialvisuals/public_html/AV/Support/Logo_20x20.jpg[/IMG]Aerial Visuals - Airframe Dossier - Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker, s/n 62-3498 USAF, c/n 18481[/URL]
    Direct Link: https://www.aerialvisuals.ca/AirframeDossier.php?Serial=314938
    Copyright 1993-2025 www.ww.AerialVisuals.ca
    The Aerial Visuals pages are best viewed with a screen at least 800 pixels wide.
    In case you are wondering Aerial Visuals is a huge fan Google Chrome. If you do not have Chrome installed why not?
    Aerial Visuals requires cookies and Javascript to function correctly. Please ensure these features are enabled in your browser.
    Aerial Visuals is powered by Netfirms.