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Air Force Dedicates Nose Art on KC-135 at RAF Mildenhall to Late WWII Crew Chief RAF Mildenhall unveiled KC-135 nose art honoring World War II Crew Chief Master Sgt. Dewey Christopher May 7, 2021 (RAF Mildenhall via Facebook) 9 May 2021 Stars and Stripes | By Kyle Alvarez RAF MILDENHALL, England — The Air Force has dedicated nose art on a KC-135 Stratotanker in memory of a World War II crew chief who helped the allied effo...

By KYLE ALVAREZ | STARS AND STRIPES Published: May 8, 2021 RAF MILDENHALL, England — The Air Force has dedicated nose art on a KC-135 Stratotanker in memory of a World War II crew chief who helped the allied effort in Europe by keeping the B-17s of the 100th Bombardment Group mission-ready, the second time RAF Mildenhall has honored Master Sgt. Dewey R. Christopher. “We are dedicating this aircraft today to honor a legend, who in our eyes is a national treasure,” Col. S. Troy Pananon, c...