RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, left, and Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, pose for a photo in front of a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

A “High Life "nose art decal and application material lay on the ground in preparation for putting it on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The nose art commemorates one of the B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, left, and Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, apply a “High Life” nose art decal onto a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life,” for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, installs a “High Life" nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash-landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, left, and Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, install a “High Life” nose art decal onto a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash-landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, covers a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, left, and Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, use a squeegee to push out air bubbles while applying a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, left, and Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, use a squeegee to push out air bubbles while applying a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, uses a squeegee to push out air bubbles while applying a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance noncommissioned officer in charge, uses a leveler to straighten a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsman, installs a “High Life” nose art decal onto a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ludwig Miranda, left, and Staff Sgt. Jason Miller, 100th Maintenance Squadron aircraft structural maintenance craftsmen, use a squeegee to push out air bubbles while applying a “High Life” nose art decal on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The original B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life," for which the KC-135 was named, completed 12 successful missions before it crash landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

A “High Life” nose art decal is installed on both sides of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The nose art commemorates one of the B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

“High Life” nose art decals are installed on both sides of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The nose art commemorates one of the B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

A “High Life" nose art decal is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life”, from which the KC-135 got its name, completed 12 successful missions before it crash-landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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RAF Mildenhall honors 100th ARW heritage with HighLife nose art

A “High Life” nose art decal is installed on both sides of a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The nose art commemorates one of the B-17 Flying Fortress of the 100th Bomb Group to fly missions during World War II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Katie Mullikin)

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A “High Life" nose art decal is displayed on a KC-135 Stratotanker from the 100th Air Refueling Wing at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England, Aug. 14, 2024. The B-17 Flying Fortress “High Life”, from which the KC-135 got its name, completed 12 successful missions before it crash-landed in Dubendorf, Switzerland, where the aircrew remained until the end of World War II.