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gptkbp:instanceOf
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military reconnaissance aircraft family
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gptkbp:basedOn
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gptkb:Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter
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gptkbp:countryOfOrigin
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:crew
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flight crew
mission crew
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gptkbp:engine
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CFM International CFM56 (on modernized variants)
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gptkbp:engineType
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turbofan
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gptkbp:enteredService
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1964
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gptkbp:exportedTo
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:firstFlight
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1961
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RC-135 family
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gptkbp:introduced
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1960s
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gptkbp:length
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41.5 m (varies by variant)
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Boeing
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Rivet_Joint_(for_RC-135V/W)
Cobra Ball (for RC-135S)
Combat Sent (for RC-135U)
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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distinctive nose radome
extensive electronic equipment
multiple antenna arrays
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gptkbp:numberBuilt
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over 30
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gptkbp:operator
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:predecessor
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gptkb:Boeing_C-135_Stratolifter
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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electronic intelligence
communications intelligence
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gptkbp:role
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signals intelligence
surveillance
reconnaissance
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gptkbp:status
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active
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gptkbp:successor
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none (still in service)
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkb:55th_Wing
gptkb:Offutt_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:usedIn
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
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gptkbp:variant
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gptkb:RC-135E_Lisa_Ann
gptkb:RC-135S_Cobra_Ball
gptkb:RC-135T
gptkb:RC-135U_Combat_Sent
gptkb:RC-135X_Cobra_Eye
gptkb:RC-135V/W_Rivet_Joint
gptkb:RC-135M
gptkb:RC-135W_Airseeker
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gptkbp:wingspan
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39.9 m (varies by variant)
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RC-135S_Cobra_Ball
gptkb:RC-135T
gptkb:RC-135U_Combat_Sent
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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