Air Mobility Command removing markings

[SBGrad]

AMC making it harder to figure out which aircraft is which-- they are taking off everything except for the US flag (required by ICAO regulations).

https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/ ... kings-tail

At the last Red Flag every KC-135 I saw was marked, wonder if I'll see any 'naked' jets at Red Flag 23-2...

[orange]

Article claims tailnumbers will also be removed!

[Arjan]

I believe that one of the KC-135's last week at Spang didn't carry a serial on it's tail, at least on the starboard side.

[Starfighter_F-104G]

08-3173 C-130J-30
https://www.flickr.com/photos/sjuap74/5 ... 1658345741
60-0318 KC-135R
https://www.flickr.com/photos/adraf/527 ... 659361170/

[Flyboy]

earlier in february we saw 2 KC-135R leaving Tinker completely naked except for the flag.

[AndyMarden]

This is manageable.
Less so if it spreads to Air Combat Command…

[Starman]

Below (from my photographer) is how all the 22nd ARW Pegasii look now, at least they still (10th Feb) have the serials on the tail.
Equally worrying is that a 317th C-130J has just visited my local jetport and not "pinged" on either ADSB nor FR24 (thankfully not reqd!)

76031 by SJP, on Flickr

[Flyboy]

There is still the datablock below the cockpit window. One of both planes left for Hickham (and is reported there). For the non believers:


Tinker afb 2023-02-09T20:51:04 utc 62-3551 (acc ADS-B) KC-135R Rook71


Tinker AFB 2023-02-09T21:15:42 utc 62-3519(acc ADS-B) KC-135R Ronin11 dep to phnl


Tinker AFB 2023-02-09T21:15:50 utc 62-3519(acc ADS-B) KC-135R Ronin11 dep to phnl

[Key]

Photos changed to links because of board policy.
Edit: plus I made a new topic where we can discuss this, even without adding news/facts here click.

Erik

[Arjan]

Well, the AFRC KC-46's at Seymour Johnson carry only serialnumber and flag on tail. A pity they lost their beautiful tailmarking.

[sb_extra]

it seems to have spread to PACAF, ex ZZ 909th ARS KC-135R seen naked...

[GUINNESS_EHEH]

15apr23 - I am standing on Minneapolis MN and I see a C130H from the MN ANG without any markings. Except the serial very very small (61006) in the tail, smaller than the SOS Hercs and also almost in the same color. No tail mks, no ANG mks in the tail or fuselage, no last 3 digits serial on the nose not even an American flag.

[GIPS]

Looks like AETC is also involved.
Today 2 x KC-135R were seen at Altus AFB without serials

[GIPS]

This storie also started at ALTUS AFB with AETC with severel planes without serials. So much more than only AMC.
During a recent trip we also saw at least 2 x C-130J-30 at Dyess without any markings.