306 – Flying the RC-135S Cobra Ball - a podcast by info@omegataupodcast.net

Throughout the cold war, and til today, the Cobra-codenamed ground, sea and air assets have been used by the US to monitor Soviet/Russian ICBM missile launches and warhead reentries. The air component consists of the RC-135 Cobra Ball/Eye aircraft. Flying from Shemya in the Aleutians they used cameras and other sensors. Our guest, Robert Hopkins has been flying the aircraft in the late 1980s. In this episode he tells us about the mission and the flying -- Shemya could be quite challenging.

Further episodes of omega tau - English only

Further podcasts by info@omegataupodcast.net

Website of info@omegataupodcast.net