United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670

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United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670

United States Air Force - Boeing OC-135W 61-2670 (MSN 18346), on approach to RAF Mildenhall circa February 1999. Built as a C-135B-BN Stratolifter and converted to WC-135B weather aircraft. Converted to OC-135B Open Skies platform, later redesignated OC-135, to serve the Open Skies Treaty, which was signed on 24 March 1992, the Open Skies Treaty permits each state-party to conduct short-notice, unarmed, reconnaissance flights over the others entire territories to collect data on military forces and activities. On 22 November 2020 the USA formally exited the Open Skies treaty, the Trump administration citing Russian restrictions on Open Skies flights as the reason why it sought to exit the treaty. Date: 1999

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1992 1999 2020 Activities Administration Approach Boeing Collect Conduct Converted Data Entire Exit Flights Forces Formally Mildenhall Permits Platform Reason Reconnaissance Redesignated Restrictions Serve Signed Skies Sought Territories Treaty Trump Unarmed Wc 135b

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