KC-135, tail 7999 – aka ‘Wolff Pack’ – retires from RAF Mildenhall after 59 years dedicated service

Robert Paley, left, 100th Air Refueling Wing historian; Ron Batley, second left, 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum curator; Dr. Reg Wilson, 100th BGMM deputy curator and Carol Batley, right, 100th BGMM curator, get a final group photo with aircraft 7999, a KC-135 Stratotanker, after a retirement ceremony for the aircraft Nov. 23, 2022, at Royal Air Force Mildenhall, England. The aircraft bears the legacy nose art “Wolff Pack,” named in honor of Capt. Robert “Bob” Wolff, a World War II pilot and 100th Bomb Group veteran. (U.S. Air Force photo by Karen Abeyasekere)

PHOTO BY: Karen Abeyasekere
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