Stratotanker

Koch said as he prepared to hook the refueling boom from his KC-135 Stratotanker into the back of an F-16.

Over Libyan Skies, U.S. Pilots Stretch Mission Alistair MacDonald 2011

At left, a KC-135 Stratotanker conducted aerial refueling for a F-16 Fighting Falcon Monday.

A Warning to Pyongyang 2010

The Boeing-built Stratotanker debuted in 1957 and is still in service today.

Cheaper by the Dozen Arthur Herman 2010

That's the job of the aerial refueling tankers, the KC-10, which burns 2,050 gallons per hour, and the larger KC-135 Stratotanker, which itself carries 31,275 US gallons of fuel, and sucks up an impressive 2,650 gallons per hour; and the KC-10.

Barry Sanders: The Green Zone: The Military's Addiction To Oil 2008

In September, Boeing was awarded a 10-year, $1.1 billion Air Force contract to continue providing programmed depot maintenance for the nation's KC-135 Stratotanker fleet.

Boeing, Northrop Offer 2008

Stratolifter is used for strategic reconnaissance and was developed from the KC-135 Stratotanker.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

Stratotanker is used for in-flight refueling operations in support of all U.S.

Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition Polmar, Norman & Laur, Timothy 1990

The new aircraft will be based on the Boeing 767, and it will replace the Air Force's venerable KC-135 Stratotanker and KC-10 Extender--both built by Boeing.

CNET News.com 2011

National Guard's new Diamondback nose art for it's KC-135 Stratotanker.

No Stories found 2010

The U.S. Air Force has 250 KC-10 Extender and KC-135 Stratotanker air-to-air tanker aircraft and there are more in-flight refueling planes in the National Guard and in reserve.

RIA Novosti 2010