RAF marks ten years of RC-135 Rivet Joint ops

To celebrate the first ten years of RC-135W Rivet Joint operations with No 51 Squadron in the intelligence-gathering role, the RAF conducted a series of commemorative flypasts over Lincolnshire to mark the milestone. For this unique event, RC-135W – ZZ666 (ex-USAF KC-135R 64-14830), using the callsign ‘GOOSE 51’ – teamed up with the Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team (RAFAT), the Red Arrows, to conduct a special flypast over the latest officer graduation ceremony at RAF College Cranwell, before conducting three