Editing Boeing RC-135 (section)

===RC-135A===
Four RC-135As (63-8058 to 8061) were photo mapping platforms used briefly by the Air Photographic & Charting Service, based at [[Turner Air Force Base]], [[Georgia (U.S. state)|Georgia]] and later at [[Forbes Air Force Base]], [[Kansas]] as part of the 1370th Photographic Mapping Wing. The mission was soon assumed by satellites, and the RC-135As were de-modified and used in various other roles, such as staff transport and crew training.<ref name="USW" />

In the early 1980s they were converted to tankers, with the designation KC-135D, of the same basic configuration as the KC-135A and later E, plus some remaining special mission equipment. Due to delays in reinstalling their original equipment, the RC-135As were the last of the entire C-135 series delivered to the USAF. The Boeing model number for the RC-135A is 739-700.<ref name="USW" />