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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1957  Wikimedia, Wikidata
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

Frameless

Spirit rolls out KC-46A selection 130726-F-GR156-768

Tankers practice rapid launch 140822-F-YQ276-068

KC-135 Stratotanker DVIDS846284

Three flight suits, aircrew oxygen masks and helmets are displayed during a memorial service for the fallen crew members of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft May 9, 2013, at the Transit Center 130509-F-QV958-030

Snow removal 161202-F-DL164-074

909th KC-135 trains ROKAF F-15, 18th AES aircrews 160913-F-YW474-694

Inspection time 150403-F-AB987-022

Red Flag, Keeping skies safe for US, allies for past 75 years 150825-F-JB386-053

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		Spirit rolls out KC-46A selection 130726-F-GR156-768		Commons
commons	image		Tankers practice rapid launch 140822-F-YQ276-068		Commons
commons	image		KC-135 Stratotanker DVIDS846284		Commons
commons	image		Three flight suits, aircrew oxygen masks and helmets are displayed during a memorial service for the fallen crew members of a U.S. Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft May 9, 2013, at the Transit Center 130509-F-QV958-030		Commons
commons	image		Snow removal 161202-F-DL164-074		Commons
commons	image		909th KC-135 trains ROKAF F-15, 18th AES aircrews 160913-F-YW474-694		Commons
commons	image		Inspection time 150403-F-AB987-022		Commons
commons	image		Red Flag, Keeping skies safe for US, allies for past 75 years 150825-F-JB386-053		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