Redeye...thanks for the valuable info... I actually learned something today! Thank You.

I've often wondered if flying a plane built in the 50s would eventually be a benefit for us lowly tanker guys. I'll never forget the first time I stepped foot on the -135..."holy crap...it has wood floors!" But I got to say, my first lead of a three ship cell formation over the pond with 12 fighters in tow towards Kurplakistan......SUCKED! But finally I am "qualified" for something other than "bitching about not being qualified." I feel somewhat fortunate now that I can say I know where Mauritania is and how to get to Ulan Ude....the long way around?

Some of us may fly a plane with wood floors but we know what CPDLC means.

"NAT Alpha, Gander next...."