KC-135 Stratotanker

The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fuselage and is shorter than the 707. Boeing gave the aircraft the internal designation of Model 717. The KC-135 was the United States Air Force (USAF)'s first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratofreighter. The KC-135 was initially tasked with refueling strategic bombers, but it was used extensively in the Vietnam War and later conflicts such as Operation Desert Storm to extend the range and endurance of US tactical fighters and bombers.

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Boeing KC-135; Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker; KC135; Stratotanker
length 41.53 metre, length 41.5 metre, 
Boeing C-135 Stratolifter, tanker aircraft, Turkey, United States Air Force, France, Boeing, United States, 

Boeing C-135 Stratolifter, C-135FR Stratotanker, EC-135A, EC-135Y, KC-135A Stratotanker, KC-135D Stratotanker, KC-135E Stratotanker, KC-135Q Stratotanker, KC-135R Rivet Stand, KC-135R Stratotanker, KC-135R(RT) Stratotanker, KC-135T Cobra Jaw, KC-135T Stratotanker, Lockheed KC-130H Hercules, NC-135, 

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  C-135FR Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  EC-135A ⓘ
  airborne command post aircraft model by Boeing

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  EC-135Y ⓘ
  airborne command post aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135A Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135D Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135E Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135Q Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135R Rivet Stand ⓘ
  reconnaissance aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135R Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135R(RT) Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135T Cobra Jaw ⓘ
  reconnaissance aircraft model by Boeing

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  KC-135T Stratotanker ⓘ
  tanker aircraft model by Boeing

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  NC-135 ⓘ
  experimental aircraft series by Boeing

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221019-F-XA271-1031

221019-F-XA271-1095

De-icing a KC-135 Stratotanker with a de-icing truck at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas

Operation Enduring Freedom 110302-F-RH591-500

Operation Violent Storm

Foggy FOD walk

Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s assigned to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker

a military photojournalist photographs the pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the aircraft's cockpit while airborne

US Air Force KC-135 Demonstration at the inaugural Pacific Airshow Gold Coast event in 2023

Barksdale Global Power Museum September 2015 51 (Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker)

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
class	aircraft		C-135FR Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		EC-135A	KC-135 Stratotanker, EC-135	Wikidata
class	aircraft		EC-135Y	KC-135 Stratotanker, EC-135	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135A Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135D Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker, RC-135	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135E Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135Q Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135R Rivet Stand	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135R Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135R(RT) Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135T Cobra Jaw	KC-135 Stratotanker, RC-135	Wikidata
class	aircraft		KC-135T Stratotanker	KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
class	aircraft		NC-135	Boeing C-135 Stratolifter, KC-135 Stratotanker	Wikidata
commons	image		221019-F-XA271-1031		Commons
commons	image		221019-F-XA271-1095		Commons
commons	image		De-icing a KC-135 Stratotanker with a de-icing truck at McConnell Air Force Base, Kansas		Commons
commons	image		Operation Enduring Freedom 110302-F-RH591-500		Commons
commons	image		Operation Violent Storm		Commons
commons	image		Foggy FOD walk		Commons
commons	image		Royal Netherlands Air Force F-16s assigned to Volkel Air Base, Netherlands, fly alongside a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker		Commons
commons	image		a military photojournalist photographs the pilot of a KC-135 Stratotanker in the aircraft's cockpit while airborne		Commons
commons	image		US Air Force KC-135 Demonstration at the inaugural Pacific Airshow Gold Coast event in 2023		Commons
commons	image		Barksdale Global Power Museum September 2015 51 (Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker)		Commons