Stratotanker

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

  The Wall Street Journal: Over Libyan Skies, U.S. Pilots Stretch Mission

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

  The Wall Street Journal: A Warning to Pyongyang

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

  The Wall Street Journal: Cheaper by the Dozen

• “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

• “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.”

  The Wall Street Journal: Boeing, Northrop Offer

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

  Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition

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

  Strategic Air Command: People Aircraft and Missiles 2nd Edition

• “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

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

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• “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

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