FighterControl

Hi,
A few KC-46s sitting around at Paine Field, Seattle last month
KC-46 18-46043 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 16-46012 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 15-46010 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 18-46041 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 15-46008 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 15-46006 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

KC-46 16-46016 Paine Field Seattle 24.04.19 by Jonathan Francis, on Flickr

Thanks for looking
Cheers
Jon

Great captures Interesting to see when they start turning up at Mildenhall. They just seem to have been an eternity getting to the delivery stage with all the politics and wrangling. Talking to crews at Mildenhall there are still many issues that haven't been taken into account that were put forth
Long live (even longer) the KC135

Thanks for posting
3Greens

USAF have currently defered delivery of any further airframes due to FOD being found in aircraft already delivered. Metal shavings and tools are some of the objects that have been discovered according to the airforce and represent a compromise to safety. Deliveries may start next month again. Boeing not getting good press with this, along with FOD in Dreamliners built in South Carolina and the serious issues with the 737max.

Not good news for the reputation of Boeing at all

Thanks for posting

Paddyboy