Mildenhall KC-135 named ‘High Life’ after B-17

Eighty-one years to the day that Boeing B-17F Flying Fortress ‘High Life’ flew its last mission, a ceremony was held recently at RAF Mildenhall to unveil artwork on a Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker based on that worn by the World War Two bomberBoeing KC-135R Stratotanker s/n 59-1470 of the 351st Air Refueling Squadron/100th Air Refueling Wing (ARW) was unveiled wearing the ‘High Life’ nose art on August 17, 2024. Present at the ceremony was Colonel Ryan Garlow, 100th ARW commander, and