Some KC-135s Damaged by Iran Still in Depot: AFMC Boss

Some KC-135s Damaged by Iran Still in Depot: AFMC Boss

At least two KC-135 Stratotankers that were seriously damaged during Operation Epic Fury are still undergoing extensive maintenance depot repairs, the head of Air Force Materiel Command said Oct. 21. Six of the Air Force’s six-decade-old refueling tankers received varying degrees of damage in the opening weeks of the war against Iran. One KC-135 was involved in a collision with another Stratotanker over western Iraq on March 12 and lost part of…