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	Amazon.co.uk: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax S.): Books
		Amazon.co.uk: Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax S.): Books
		Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax S.)
		This has got to be the definitive book on the Boeing RC-135 aircraft.
	www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/1857800699 (659 words)

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	Powell's Books - Boeing Kc-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) by Robert S Hopkins
		Boeing Kc-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series)
		Powell's Books - Boeing Kc-135 Stratotanker: More Than Just a Tanker (Aerofax Series) by Robert S Hopkins
		Follows the development and service use of this globe-trotting aircraft.
	www.powells.com /cgi-bin/partner?partner_id=27576&cgi=product&isbn=1857800699 (60 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker by Boeing
		Today, the KC-135 Stratotankers provide aerial refueling support to Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft as well as the aircraft of allied nations.
		The Air Force wanted it as an airborne tanker and in 1954 purchased its first 29 KC-135.
		It all began with the Boeing Company's model 367-80, which was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the 135 series.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /aircraft/tanker/k135_stratotanker.htm (338 words)

	Aircraft: Boeing KC-135A Stratotanker
		May the KC 135 be around for many years to come.
		, CT I was a Crew Cheif on KC 135 A 58-0060 at Plattsburgh AFB from 5/75 to 7/77.
		Without a doubt the KC 135 is a super aircraft.
	aeroweb.brooklyn.cuny.edu /specs/boeing/kc-135a.htm (1460 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Boeing's 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial Boeing 707 passenger aircraft as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker.
		The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s.
		The EC-135 is slated to be replaced (along with the E-3 Sentry and the E-8 Joint STARS) by the E-10 MC2A, also based upon the 767 airframe.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KC-135 (799 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
		The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker's primary mission is to aerial refuel compatible U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
		Responsibility for the KC-135 was transferred to Boeing in Wichita in 1969.
		Between 1975 and 1988, Boeing replaced the lower wing skins of all surviving KC-135s to extend their useful lives to beyond the year 2020.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/kc135.asp (1497 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
		The design of the KC-135 Stratotanker began in 1952 when Boeing gambled $16 million of it's own money to build a prototype of a new jet airliner.
		Boeing's money was supplemented by the U.S. Air Force's need for a high speed tanker to fuel it's new B-47 jet bombers.
		In order to compete successfully with the Douglas DC-8, Boeing again increased the diameter of the fuselage, this time to 148 inches.
	www.shanaberger.com /KC-135.htm (139 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker by Boeing
		The Air Force wanted it as an airborne tanker and in 1954 purchased its first 29 KC-135.
		It all began with the Boeing Company's model 367-80, which was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the 135 series.
		Boeing also built 88 similar aircraft for other Air Force uses.
	www.strategic-air-command.com /aircraft/tanker/k135_stratotanker.htm (338 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Jet model airplane am085
		These airplanes were allocated the designation KC-135A, and the first of the aircraft made its initial flight on August 31, 1956.
		Since that time a family of variants has been produced in large numbers for service with the USAF, mainly as tanker (Stratotankers) or transports (Stratolifters).
		This military version of the Model 367-80 is identified as the Boeing Model 717: it differs primarily from the later Model 707 by having a smaller-diameter fuselage, deletion of cabin windows, reduced size and weight, and accommodation for 80 passengers or an equivalent weight of cargo on the main deck.
	www.worldaircorps.com /airplanes/am085.htm (295 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker Variants
		Although most of the 820 units were developed as KC-135A Stratotankers for the air refueling mission, they have also performed numerous transport and special-duty functions.
		Derived from Boeing's prototype 707 jet airliner in the early 1950s, the versatile C-135 has been a visible fixture of the U.S. Air Force since the first one was acquired in August 1956.
		From an early date, the Boeing C-135 was recognized as an excellent airframe for various special missions.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/kc135_variants.asp (1729 words)

	USAFE News Story
		Originally flown Jan. 13, 1959, as an "A" model version of the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, the aircraft celebrated its 44th anniversary as Col. Donald Lustig, 100th Air Refueling Wing commander, flew it to RAF Fairford, in England.
		"I have absolutely no problems flying this aircraft, it's an incredible engineering design that Boeing first developed, and I think it's continued to be a great design," said Lustig.
		ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England (USAFENS) -- With a total of eight units under its wing and a flying career of more years than the majority of base members have been alive, aircraft tail number 57-2605 celebrated its 44th year of flight Monday.
	www.usafe.af.mil /news/news03/uns03033.htm (451 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker - en
		The Boeing Company's model 367-80 was the basic design for the commercial 707 passenger plane as well as the KC-135A Stratotanker.
		McConnell Air Force Base, Kan., is the host for the first KC-135 Air Force Reserve associate unit, the 931st Air Refueling Group, which shares KC-135s with the base's 22nd Air Refueling Wing.
		In 1954 the Air Force purchased the first 29 of its future fleet.
	www.military.cz /usa/air/in_service/aircraft/kc135/kc135_en.htm (557 words)

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		The Boeing KC-135 was a converted 707 airframe.
		It was the first USAF Jet airborne tanker.
	www.turbosquid.com /FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/251576 (192 words)

	Book
		The Boeing KC-135---More Than Just a Tanker is an exhaustive history of these classic airplanes and their role in the evolution of American national security policy.
		The Boeing KC-135 has been an integral part of American defense policy for the past 40 years.
		Built for a mission that it has never flown---refueling American nuclear-armed bombers en route to targets in the Soviet Union and its allies---the KC-135 has nonetheless supported combat operations from Vietnam to Libya to Kuwait to Bosnia.
	www.shemya.net /KC-135.html (462 words)

	The KC-135 Stratotanker
		A Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker rendezvous with a Rockwell B-1B strategic bomber as they pick their way through a weather system.
		The Boeing KC-135 has proven to be an indispensable tool for the US Air Force, sustaining and increasing the endurance of both pilot and plane, allowing global reach and force multiplication to any mission.
		The Boeing KC-135RT tanker is being refueled by a KC-135R late at night over Kansas City International Airport.
	www.usmilitaryart.com /kc135_IF.htm (649 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker (Boeing) -- 1999 MCAS Miramar Air Show
		KC-135 Stratotanker (Boeing) -- 1999 MCAS Miramar Air Show
		The following photographs are all about 600 pixels wide (lengths vary), and the file sizes vary between 30kb and 90kb.
	www.lizpope.com /Miramar99/Transport_Recon/KC135_Stratotanker (119 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker Photo > Modern Cargo > Ken's Aviation Photo Store CafePress
		First flown in 1956, the Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker will be refueling U.S. Air Force jets well into the 21st century.
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	www.cafepress.com /kensstore.19177506 (59 words)

	Air Force Technology - Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker - Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft
		The Boeing company built 732 KC-135 Stratotankers for the US Air Force between 1957 and 1965.
		The US Air Force still has about 550 KC-135 Stratotankers in service (active duty, 253; Air National Guard, 222; Air Force Reserve, 70) and has made substantial investment in a series of upgrade programs, including reskinning of the lower wing surfaces, the installation of new CFM56 engines and new avionics systems.
		Copyright 2005 SPG Media Limited a subsidiary of SPG Media Group PLC
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/kc135 (1009 words)

	Warmachines - KC-135 Stratotanker & C-135 varients
		63 KC-135Es, 54 KC-135Qs, and 411 KC-135A/R. From 1975 to 7 November 1988 Boeing extended life of every KC-135 beyond year 2020 by replacing sections of underwing skins and other modifications.
		Some include a selection of 97.9 kN (22,000 lb st) CFM56-2B-1 turbofans replaced on National Guard and AFRes KC-135As.
	www.warmachines.50g.com /_framed/50g/warmachines/planes/kc-135/kc-135_info.htm (587 words)

	The Virtual Aviation Museum - Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
		The Virtual Aviation Museum - Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
		Please read the complete explanation in the impressum.
		[Technical Data] [Expo/Images] - [ Boeing] [ Transport A/C 1975-today]
	www.luftfahrtmuseum.com /htmi/itf/kc135.htm (66 words)

	Aeroseek: Military/Airlifters/KC-135 Stratotanker
		An official Boeing web site that includes news releases, photos, and specifications.
	www.aeroseek.com /links/Military/Airlifters/KC-135_Stratotanker (121 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker
		Home :: Military :: Systems :: Aircraft :: Boeing 707 :: KC-135 ::
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/aircraft/kc-135-specs.htm (21 words)

	JetPhotos.Net Photo » 63-8030 (CN: 18647) United States - US Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker by Simon Coates - TeamJetspotter
		JetPhotos.Net Photo » 63-8030 (CN: 18647) United States - US Air Force (USAF) Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker by Simon Coates - TeamJetspotter
	www.jetphotos.net /viewphoto.php?id=367798 (135 words)

	JetPhotos.Net Photo » Singapore - Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker by Johannes Arianto
		JetPhotos.Net Photo » Singapore - Air Force Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker by Johannes Arianto
	www.jetphotos.net /viewphoto.php?id=26272 (99 words)

	Airliners.net Photos: USA - Air Force Boeing KC-135... Stratotanker
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	www.airliners.net /open.file?id=147913 (108 words)

	KC-135 Stratotanker - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling tanker aircraft, first manufactured in 1956 and expected to remain in service into the 2020s.
		In Southeast Asia, KC-135 Stratotankers made the air war different from all previous aerial conflicts.
		United States Air Force KC-135 Stratotanker and F/A-22 Raptor
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/KC-135_Stratotanker (108 words)

	Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
		Forty-five KC-135R Stratotankers are being outfitted to accept wingtip hose-and-drogue and air refueling pods for refueling NATO and U.S. Navy aircraft.
		The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker's primary mission is to aerial refuel compatible U.S. Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft.
		During the war in Vietnam, KC-135 Stratotankers made the air war different from all previous aerial conflicts.
	www.theaviationzone.com /factsheets/kc135.asp (108 words)

	Air Force Technology - Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker - Air-to-Air Refuelling Aircraft
		About 45 US Air Force KC-135R Stratotankers are fitted with Mark 32B wingtip hose and drogue air refuelling pods, which are supplied by Flight Refuelling Ltd. These are capable of refuelling Navy and NATO aircraft, which use a probe and drogue system instead of a boom and receptacle.
		The US Air Force still has about 550 KC-135 Stratotankers in service (active duty, 253; Air National Guard, 222; Air Force Reserve, 70) and has made substantial investment in a series of upgrade programs, including reskinning of the lower wing surfaces, the installation of new CFM56 engines and new avionics systems.
		KC-135 Stratotankers are in service in the air forces of the USA, France, Turkey and Singapore.
	www.airforce-technology.com /projects/kc135 (108 words)

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