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KC-135 Stratotanker

Aerial-refueling aircraft supporting U.S. and allied aircraft.

by Boeing

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A KC-135R Stratotanker on approach with its landing gear extended

Photo: Balon Greyjoy via Wikimedia Commons · CC0 1.0 · Resized and reencoded as WebP with metadata removed; no additional crop.

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    OtherInside the Air Force's Flying Gas Station | KC-135 Stratotanker

    Sam Eckholm · Dec 23, 2023 · Supports: System · name

    “KC-135 Stratotanker”
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    Government recordKC-135 Stratotanker > Air Force > Fact Sheet Display

    Supports: System

    “The KC-135 Stratotanker provides the core aerial refueling capability for the United States Air Force”

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