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[[File:RC-135_Rivet_Joint.jpg|thumb|250px|A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball. An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft moves into position behind a KC-135T/R Stratotanker for an aerial refueling over Southwest Asia March 14, 2006.]]
 
[[File:RC-135_Rivet_Joint.jpg|thumb|250px|A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball. An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft moves into position behind a KC-135T/R Stratotanker for an aerial refueling over Southwest Asia March 14, 2006.]]
 
[[File:RC-135S Cobra ball(March 1, 2013 Kadena Air Base)|thumb|right|250px|A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball in action (March 1, 2013 [[Kadena Air Base]]).]]
 
[[File:RC-135S Cobra ball(March 1, 2013 Kadena Air Base)|thumb|right|250px|A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball in action (March 1, 2013 [[Kadena Air Base]]).]]
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[[File:RC-135 Cobra Ball,Take-off! USAF 45th Reconnaissance Squadron OF Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska-0|thumb|right|250 px|Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball #62-4128 "Reconnaissance aircraft" Take-off.United States Air Force (U. S. Air Force) 55th Wing (55 WG) 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (45 RS) garrison:[OF] Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.at Yokota Air Base (OKO/RJTY) Tokyo,Japan.August 28,2012 RC-135S コブラボール偵察機が離陸、アメリカ空軍・横田基地 2012年8月28日.]]
   
It was involved in the [[The Korean Air Flight 007 incident in 1983]].
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A '''Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball''' was indirectly involved in the [[The Korean Air Flight 007 incident in 1983]].
 
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RC-135 Cobra Ball.
Category. Statistic.
First flight on. 1962.
Retired on. Still in use.
Major contractor(s).  Boeing.
Fight ceiling. 50,000 ft (15,200 m).
Top speed. 580 mph (933 km/h).
VTOL. No.
Range. 3,450 mi (5,550 km).
Crew. 3+ (pilot, co-pilot, navigator and undisclosed others in technical jobs).
Nationality(s). American.
class. Advanced reconnaissance aircraft.
Rate of climb. 4,900 ft/min (1,490 m/min).
Sensor systems. .
Dose it have a 'rotodome' class radome. No.
Links. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing_RC-135, http://www.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/104498/rc-135s-cobra-ball/, http://www.airforce-technology.com/projects/boeing-rc135/, https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=Boeing+RC-135+Cobra+Ball&rlz=1C1PDZP_enGB701GB701&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwi2l4j5mKLUAhVjI8AKHQYSAtQQsAQIPA and http://www.military-today.com/aircraft/rc_135.htm.
RC-135 Rivet Joint

A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball. An RC-135 Rivet Joint reconnaissance aircraft moves into position behind a KC-135T/R Stratotanker for an aerial refueling over Southwest Asia March 14, 2006.

RC-135S_Cobra_ball(March_1,_2013_Kadena_Air_Base)

RC-135S Cobra ball(March 1, 2013 Kadena Air Base)

A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball in action (March 1, 2013 Kadena Air Base).

RC-135_Cobra_Ball,Take-off!_USAF_45th_Reconnaissance_Squadron_OF_Offutt_Air_Force_Base,_Nebraska-0

RC-135 Cobra Ball,Take-off! USAF 45th Reconnaissance Squadron OF Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska-0

Boeing RC-135S Cobra Ball #62-4128 "Reconnaissance aircraft" Take-off.United States Air Force (U. S. Air Force) 55th Wing (55 WG) 45th Reconnaissance Squadron (45 RS) garrison:[OF] Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska.at Yokota Air Base (OKO/RJTY) Tokyo,Japan.August 28,2012 RC-135S コブラボール偵察機が離陸、アメリカ空軍・横田基地 2012年8月28日.

A Boeing RC-135 Cobra Ball was indirectly involved in the The Korean Air Flight 007 incident in 1983.