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Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
 Cleveland - Hopkins International (CLE/KCLE)
USA - Ohio, September 13, 2001		 Chuck Slusarczyk Jr.
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N931NA / 63-7998 (cn 18615) This was the first and only aircraft I saw fly for days in the aftermath of the 9/11 tragedy. Taken on September 13th from the Hopkins employee parking lot, this aircraft now resides on permanent display at the Pima Air Museum in Tucson.


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NwFedEx757 July 6, 2010 at 01:31AM Rating: 10
Man,I remember this aircraft, you knew what it was miles out from all the smoke,almost like a CV 880!!!

Nate Conrad July 5, 2010 at 03:45AM Rating: 10
This aircraft was used to film the weightless sequences in the Tom Hanks film "Apollo 13"

Sean Beckman July 4, 2010 at 10:39AM Rating: 10
Ah, the original "Vomit Comet." I never got to ride in it but have friends at work who did. I'm happy to know that it has a good home now.