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When a KC-135 Stratotanker crew crossed Vietnam DMZ and went into a dive to refuel a flamed-out F-105 Thunderchief
The KC-135 Stratotanker
The KC-135 Stratotanker was the first offspring of the Dash 80. It was the only tanker employed by the Strategic Air Command...
A US Navy A-7 pilot recalls that during a Corsair II 5-ship TRANSPAC flight, they would refuel from USAF KC-135s every 30-40 minutes
TRANSPAC flight
An aircraft traveling across the Pacific Ocean from Australasia, East Asia, and Southeast Asia to North America, Latin America, or vice versa is...
The KC-135 Stratotanker pilot who went into a 20-degree dive to refuel a flamed-out F-105 Thunderchief
The KC-135 Stratotanker
The Boeing Company's model 367-80 served as the basic design for both the KC-135A Stratotanker and the commercial 707 passenger aircraft. The...
An E-4B Doomsday plane refueled by a 100th ARW KC-135 Stratotanker
The E-4B offers a highly resilient command, control, and communications center to guide American forces in the event of a national emergency or the...
Why the KC-135 Stratotanker is still impressive 60 years later
A considerable avionics upgrade provides the KC-135 Stratotanker with an additional 25 years of service.
At the Air National Guard base in Sioux City, Iowa,...
