Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker

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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is a long-serving U.S. Air Force aerial refueling aircraft, introduced in the late 1950s and based on the Boeing 707 airframe, that has been a backbone of American air mobility and global reach for decades.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf jet-powered aircraft
military aerial refueling aircraft
tanker aircraft
airframeType narrow-body jet
allianceRole NATO air-to-air refueling support
basedOn Boeing 367-80
canBeEquippedWith hose-and-drogue pods
conflictParticipatedIn Gulf War
Operation Enduring Freedom
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Vietnam War
countryOfOrigin United States
crew 3
cruiseSpeed 850 km/h
designedBy Boeing Company
linked to: Boeing
designedFor Strategic Air Command
engineModel CFM International CFM56 (KC-135R)
Pratt & Whitney J57 (early variants)
linked to: Pratt & Whitney J57
enteredService 1957
firstFlight 1956-08-31
formerOperator Chilean Air Force
French Air Force
Republic of Singapore Air Force
Royal Saudi Air Force
height 12.70 m
introduced 1957
length 41.53 m
manufacturer Boeing
maximumSpeed 933 km/h
maximumTakeoffWeight 146,300 kg
numberBuilt 732
operator Air Force Reserve Command
linked to: Air Force Reserve

Air National Guard
United States Air Force
powerplant 4× turbofan engines
primaryUser United States Air Force
programStart early 1950s
range up to 2,400 nmi with transfer fuel
refuelingMethod flying boom
relatedTo Boeing 707
role aerial refueling
cargo transport
serviceCeiling 50,000 ft
status in service
successor Boeing KC-46 Pegasus
typicalCrewComposition boom operator
co-pilot
pilot
variant EC-135
KC-135A
KC-135R
KC-135T
RC-135
WC-135
wingspan 39.88 m

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Boeing KC-46 Pegasus designedToReplace Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Chilean Air Force usesAircraftModel KC-135 Stratotanker
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Air Mobility Command operatesAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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15th Wing aircraftOperated KC-135 Stratotanker
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Turkish Air Force operatesAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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MacDill Air Force Base hasPrimaryAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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Strategic Air Command operatedWeaponSystem KC-135 Stratotanker
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459th Air Refueling Wing aircraftOperated Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
459th Air Refueling Wing aircraftOperated Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker
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459th Air Refueling Wing aircraftOperated Boeing KC-135T Stratotanker
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No. 101 Squadron RAF operatedAircraft Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Otis Air Force Base notableAircraftOperated KC-135 Stratotanker
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RAF Waddington International Air Show featuredAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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Boeing RC-135W Rivet Joint basedOn Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
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FACh usesAircraftModel KC-135 Stratotanker
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McCoy Air Force Base notableAircraftStationed KC-135 Stratotanker
subject linked to: McCoy Air Force Base (code MCO)
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker variant KC-135A
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker variant KC-135R
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Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker variant KC-135T
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Pratt & Whitney J57 usedInAircraft Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
United States Air Force Strategic Air Command primaryWeaponSystem KC-135 Stratotanker
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KC-X program replaces KC-135 Stratotanker
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March Air Reserve Base hasAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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Kabul airlift (2021) usedAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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Boeing Renton Factory previousProduct Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Grand Forks Air Force Base hostedAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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Pratt & Whitney JT3D usedOnAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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Florida Air National Guard units aircraftOperated KC-135 Stratotanker (associate and support roles)
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Walker Air Force Base basedAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
subject linked to: Walker Air Force Base (former)
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Bangor Air National Guard Base usesAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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101st Air Refueling Wing aircraftOperated KC-135 Stratotanker
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Maine Air National Guard primaryAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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RAF Mildenhall hosts KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft
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15 WG operates KC-135 Stratotanker aircraft
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154th Wing operates KC-135 Stratotanker
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Alaska Air National Guard equipment KC-135R Stratotanker
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K. I. Sawyer Air Force Base usedAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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100th Air Refueling Wing aircraftTypeOperated Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
Operation Southern Watch usedAircraft KC-135 Stratotanker
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Fairchild Air Force Base supportsAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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6th Operations Group operatesAircraftType KC-135 Stratotanker
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927th Operations Group aircraftOperated KC-135R Stratotanker
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