Letters From Our Readers, June 3, 2024

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Printing Parts Given ongoing issues with the KC-46 Pegasus and looming retirement of the KC-10, KC-135 tankers are now asked to extend their tour. But Steve Trimble notes that the average age of these craft dates “back to the Cuban Missile Crisis,” and “more than 600 parts on the aircraft are no...

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