Boeing EC-135E ARIA

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Serial Number: 60-0374
Construction Number: 18149

During the early 1960's, NASA and the DoD contracted with the McDonnell-Douglas and the Bendix Corporations to modify eight Boeing C-135 Stratolifter cargo aircraft into Apollo / Range Instrumentation Aircraft (A/RIA). Equipped with a steerable seven-foot antenna dish in its distinctive 'Droop Snoot' or 'Snoopy Nose,' the EC-135N A/RIA became operational in January 1968.

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Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_EC-135
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Coordinates:   39°47'4"N   84°6'27"W

Comments

  • I remember the ARIAs were stationed at Patrick AFB, Florida when I was stationed there in the 1970s. They were really loud on take-off; especially if you were on the Patrick golf course!
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