The KC-135Q It’s impossible to overemphasise the essential role played by the KC-135Q tanker crews, without whom successful prosecution of… Read More
The KC-135 Stratotanker The Boeing Company’s model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well… Read More
Masters of the Air On Oct. 5, 2023 Apple TV+ unveiled the first images from its upcoming World War II… Read More
With only 300 pounds remaining one of the F-8s hooked up with the second KA-3 even as it was taking… Read More
From the warfighter in the air, to the commander on the ground, everyone’s situational awareness is enhanced through the Utah… Read More
The SR-71 Blackbird Mach 3+ spy plane could be refueled by standard Stratotankers in the event KC-135Qs were not available.… Read More
The SR-71 Blackbird was the first aircraft to use its own fuel for hydraulic fluid. It was called the fuel… Read More
On Jun. 27, 2023, the US Air Force will celebrate the 100th anniversary of air refueling with global flyover events.… Read More
During this event 10 M-4s were flown in view of the public: the formation then flew out of sight and… Read More
The 128th ARW KC-135 Stratotankers acted as a flying gas station, using a boom system to transfer fuel to the… Read More
The KC-135 can only load and unload cargo with the support of a K-loader or a forklift. With the Pack… Read More
Boeing Company President William Allen asked “Tex” Johnston: “What the hell were you doing?” He replied “I was selling airplanes.”… Read More
The inspections should take just 30 minutes and even before the order was issued, at least 90 KC-135s had already… Read More
“Looking into the cargo compartment through the open cockpit door, one Crew Chief with a fire bottle between his knees,… Read More
The weather conditions were poor due to a nearby storm, but the KC-135 crew was able to extend the boom… Read More
The KC-135 Stratotanker crew verified the location of the distressed F-111 Aardvark and headed north until the two aircraft were… Read More
A USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling plane crew pulled off a ballsy maneuver near Moscow’s base in Syria in the… Read More
