Photos showing some of the aftermath of the Jan. 16, 1965 crash of a KC-135 Stratotanker shortly after it took off from McConnell Air Force Base (Courtesy USAF 22nd Air Refueling Wing History ...

The KC-135 has a long development history. Introduced in 1957, it was the first jet-powered refueling tanker for the United States Air Force (USAF), replacing the KC-97 Stratofreighter.

Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

NFL fines two Eagles players, including key weapon for Jalen Hurts, before Super Bowl LIX vs Patrick Mahomes, Chiefs ...

From the loss of the Wichita State football team in 1970 to the KC-135 tanker crash of 1965 — how does the D.C. crash fit into Wichita's history?

The Finnish Air Force's F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets will participate in training missions with the United States Air Force’s KC-135 Stratotanker aerial refueling aircraft from February 10 to 13, 2025.

He served as a KC-135 Stratotanker navigator and instructor, as well as a lead test engineer for the Missile Defense Agency, according to his past service biography. Other roles he's held include ...

WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump has named Troy Meink, a former Air Force KC-135 tanker aircraft navigator and former deputy of the National Reconnaissance Office, as his choice to ...

The fifth generation fighter F-35, the aerial refuelling tanker aircraft KC-135 Stratotanker, the supersonic heavy bomber B-1 bomber and F-16 fighter jet are among the aircraft from the United ...