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The KC-135 can now handle cargo without the need for a K-loader or a forklift thanks to the Pack and Transport Reloader crane

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The KC-135 can now handle cargo without the need for a K-loader or a forklift thanks to the Pack and Transport Reloader crane

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Air Mobility Command Planes Are Now Operating Without Tail Numbers, Most Markings (And Are Alarming Government Watchdogs)

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That Time Tex Johnston Barrel Rolled a Boeing 707 Airliner

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The day Boeing test pilot Alvin “Tex” Johnston Barrel Rolled the prototype of the Boeing 707

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KC-135s

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

USAF grounds entire fleets of KC-135 tankers, RC-135 reconnaissance planes, and WC-135 “nuke sniffers” to replace faulty tail pins

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The Incredible story of the KC-135 crew Who Recovered a Stratotanker that had been on Fire Under the Floor while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

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KC-135 pilot explains how he and his crew safely landed a Stratotanker after it experienced a fire in the cargo compartment while Flying 200+ miles west of Hawaii

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KC-135 saves the day: Stratotanker crew refuels B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in emergency situation after long-range test mission

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KC-135 saves the day: Stratotanker crew refuels B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber in emergency situation after long-range test mission

KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

KC-135 navigator tells the story of when his Stratotanker towed a badly damaged F-111 Fighter Bomber through the skies of North Vietnam back to Thailand

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USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft draws ‘sky penis’ near Syria’s Tartus — Russia’s naval facility in the Mediterranean

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USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft draws ‘sky penis’ near Syria’s Tartus — Russia’s naval facility in the Mediterranean

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The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic

Cold War Era / Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the KC-135 Stratotanker that lowered its landing gear and idled its engines to slow down enough to tow an F-4 Phantom II experiencing mechanical issues over the Atlantic

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Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft have set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities

Military Aviation

Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft have set a new endurance mission record of 72 hours demonstrating multi-day tanker mission generation capabilities

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The story of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that exploded after a failed pressure test

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The story of the USAF KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft that exploded after a failed pressure test

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Fairchild sets record with 20 KC-135 Stratotanker minimum interval take-off (MITO) departure

Military Aviation

Fairchild sets record with 20 KC-135 Stratotanker minimum interval take-off (MITO) departure

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Here’s why this Infamous F-105 Thunderchief was an Incredible Morale Booster

Aviation History / Cold War Era / Military Aviation

Here’s why this Infamous F-105 Thunderchief was an Incredible Morale Booster

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Airbus, Lockheed Martin team up and offer A330 MRTT to U.S. government

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Airbus, Lockheed Martin team up and offer A330 MRTT to U.S. government

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Boeing cleared to deliver first KC-46A to USAF

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Boeing cleared to deliver first KC-46A to USAF

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The incredible story of the C-5 crew that performed three night air refuelings during a storm

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

The incredible story of the C-5 crew that completed three night air refuelings during a storm

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That time a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft exploded after a failed pressure test

Losses and Aviation Safety / Military Aviation

THAT TIME A KC-135 STRATOTANKER AIRCRAFT EXPLODED AFTER A FAILED PRESSURE TEST

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