Stratotanker returns to sun-split clouds after engine swap

Tech. Sgt. Leonardo Riley, 100th Maintenance Group, attaches the engine ring cowl to a General Electric CFM-56 engine April 22, 2013, in Southwest Europe after an engine swap was performed on a KC-135R Stratotanker. The engine in the No. 4 position was damaged April 9, 2013 by a bird strike resulting in the engine swap. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Christopher Mesnard/Released)

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