“Missing” USAF tanker lands safely at RAF Mildenhall after in-flight emergency

A U.S. Air Force KC-135R Stratotanker that was reported as “missing” by some of the British media had landed safely at RAF Mildenhall, the 100th Air Refueling Wing said.

KC-135 100th Air Refueling Wing
By U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Mark Bucher [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The jet, with call sign QID 72, experienced an in-flight emergency at approximately 12:20 a.m. on Apr. 29. It had take off from Naval Air Station Souda Bay, Greece and was heading to RAF Mildenhall.

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