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A Heritage flight passing over the boneyard at Davis-Monthan AFB, Tucson, Arizona

55-3132 is one of two Boeing NKC-135E “Big Crow” testbed aircraft that in their twilight years acted as a surrogate targets for the Boeing YAL-1A airborne laser missile defense program. The Big Crow aircraft had a black and white “signboard” target painted on the side of the left forward fuselage that acted as a target for the YAL-1A during its development program. ⠀ ⠀ The Big Crow aircraft were also used as telemetry assets in conjunction with test launches from Vandenberg AFB in California. ⠀ ⠀ In 2007, the YAL-1A successfully tracked and targeted the Big Crow in flight, demonstrating the ability of the laser system to compensate for atmospheric distortion. Despite further successful tests against missile targets, the YAL-1A concept simply lacked the laser power to be an effective form of interception during the boost phase of a missile launch- the range of the main laser made operational deployment difficult as a laser of 30 times more power would have been more useful operationally. ⠀ ⠀ USAF testing had showed the if the YAL-1A system were to intercept a ballistic missile fired by Iran, it would have to be orbiting *inside* Iranian airspace to successfully intercept a missile launch. And that was before getting into the number of aircraft needed to provide continuous airborne patrol near potential launch sides.⠀ ⠀ In 2011, the YAL-1A program was canceled, but the 55-3132 and its sister 63-8050 were retired to AMARC at Davis Monthan AFB. ⠀ ⠀ November Aviation Photo Challenge | @kjdphoto1971 | #1119planes | “Black and White” | Day 28⁣⁣⠀ ⁣⁣⠀ #avgeek #aviation #aircraft #planeporn #Tucson #DavisMonthan #AMARC #Arizona #airport #planespotting #instaplane #instagramaviation #Boeing #KC135 #NKC135 #BigCrow #Stratotanker #USAF #mil_aviation_originals #instaaviation #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #flight #AvgeekSchoolofKnowledge #AvGeekNation (at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5aPCsGB_fs/?igshid=1egd8xpredbzn

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Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Center (AMARC), Davis-Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, Ariz

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Cora blushes and hides her face behind her hair. "Thank you J...jaune. I....I think your butt looks amaz....amazing too." She looks back up at him, pulling her hood over her face in embarrasment that she actually said that out loud.

@marc_nouss flies over Kerobokan with his drone at sunset. The kelurahan (admini… @marc_nouss flies over Kerobokan with his drone at sunset. The kelurahan (administrative village) in Badung, Bali attracts tourists of all kinds — those wanting to beach, safari, peruse art galleries, eat at world-class restaurants, and even those wishing to visit the notorious prison complex featured in this photo, called Hotel K. (📷: @marc_nouss 📍: Badung, Bali, Indonesia)