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
On Jun. 27, 2023, the US Air Force will celebrate the 100th anniversary of air refueling with global flyover events.… 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
Air Mobility Command directed its fleet to remove the large “U.S. AIR FORCE,” unit markings, tail numbers and other identifying… 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
The KC-135 Stratotanker slowed down to 230 mph — 50 percent slower than normal flight speed — to try to… Read More
The previous record for a KC-135 Stratotanker endurance mission was 40 hours. Two KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft simultaneously conducted 72-hour single-aircraft… Read More
The photos in this post show the result of failed pressure test on a KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft. On modern aircraft,… Read More
