Boeing EC-135E Aria HD

National Museum of the US Air Force Boeing EC-135 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Boeing EC-135 was a command and control version of the C-135 Stratolifter. Modified for Operation Looking Glass mission, during the Cold War, EC-135 were airborne 24 hours a day to serve as flying command platforms for the military in the event of nuclear war. EC-135N served as tracking aircraft for the Apollo space program. Variant summary EC-135A - KC-135A modified for airborne national command post role EC-135B - C-135B modified with large nose for ARIA mission EC-135C - purpose built C-135 variant for airborne command post role, "Looking Glass" EC-135E - re-engined EC-135N EC-135G - KC-135A modified for airborne national command post role EC-135H - KC-135A modified for airborne national command post role, "Silk Purse" EC-135J - KC-135B modified for airborne national command post role, "Nightwatch" EC-135K - KC-135A modified for deployment control duties EC-135L - KC-135A modified for radio relay and amplitude modulation dropout capability "Cover All" EC-135N - ARIA aircraft with "Snoopy Nose" EC-135J/P - KC-135A modified for airborne command post role, "Blue Eagle" and "Scope Light" EC-135Y - NKC-135 reconfigured as C3 aircraft for Commander-in-Chief, United States Central Command Museum Location 1100 Spaatz Street Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433 (near Dayton)