RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

A nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” is installed on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Gomez, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, uses clear-coat paint on a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Blachert, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, marks a decal “Squawkin Hawk” using a pencil at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art commemorates the first B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly 50 missions during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Gomez, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, wipes off residue prior to installing a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk’” on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Blachert, left, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, and Airman 1st Class Joshua Gomez, right, 100th MXS aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, install a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Joshua Gomez, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, uses a squeegee to push out the air bubbles from underneath a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

A nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk" is installed on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art commemorates the first B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly 50 missions during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Blachert, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, uses a razor blade to remove malformations from a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art commemorates the first B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly 50 missions during WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Rachel Bachert, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance journeyman, draws a line onto a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing prior to installing a nose art decal “Squawkin Hawk” at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Sept. 29, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez)

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RAFM honors Black Week: KC-135 "Squawkin' Hawk" nose art

Published Oct. 10, 2023
By Airman 1st Class Alvaro Villagomez
100th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs

ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England -- Royal Air Force Mildenhall installed a nose art decal "Squawkin Hawk" on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at RAF Mildenhall, England, Oct. 9, 2023. The nose art was installed to memorialize the 80th anniversary of the 8th Air Force for “Black Week” and honor the major losses from WWII. The nose art commemorates the first B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly 50 missions during WWII.