This close-up of a KC-97 Stratofreighter's nose reveals both its playful personality and its official identity. The nose art 'Last Resort' plays on Aircraft Commander J.F. Last's surname, while the stenciled data block records the aircraft's designation, KC-97-C-90-BO, and serial number 51-292-A. The eight-man crew roster, including a Boom Operator and Assistant Boom Operator unique to aerial tankers, reflects the specialized teamwork required to keep Strategic Air Command bombers fueled and airborne during the early Cold War, a tradition of personalized aircraft markings inherited directly from WWII bomber crews. Project: 218710