Offutt recon planes are 'safe and effective,' Air Force secretary tells Sen. Deb Fischer
By Steve Liewer / World-Herald staff writer Jul 18, 2018 Updated Jul 18, 2018 0
The Air Force has no plans to speed up development of new reconnaissance aircraft for the 55th Wing in spite of revelations by The World-Herald of hundreds of aborted flights and emergencies among the Wing’s aged fleet of C-135 jets.
Air Force Secretary Heather Wilson described the C-135 fleet of aircraft — all of which were built in the early 1960s — as “a safe and effective weapon system†in a letter and meeting Wednesday with Nebraska Republican Sen. Deb Fischer, who serves on the Senate Armed Services Committee. She also wrote that the fleet is well-maintained and its condition closely monitored.
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