KC-135 Stratotanker
Also known as Boeing KC-135
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, with the number later assigned to a different Boeing aircraft.
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Key facts
- Type
- Aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft
- National origin
- United States
- Manufacturer
- Boeing
- Status
- In service
- Primary users
- United States Air Force Turkish Air Force , Republic of Singapore Air Force (historical)
- Manufactured
- 1955–1965
- Introduction date
- June 1957
- First flight
- 31 August 1956
- Developed from
- Boeing 367-80
- Variants
- Boeing C-135 Stratolifter , Boeing NC-135
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