The United States military launched a major search and rescue effort after one of its aerial refueling aircraft was lost ...
The U.S. Air Force’s first jet-powered refueling tanker, the KC-135, entered service in 1957 and had been involved in more ...
Despite past accidents, it remains reliable, with continuous upgrades, while gradually being replaced by the KC-46 Pegasus.
Alaska-Russian Jets This photo provided by the U.S. Department of Defense shows a North American Aerospace Defense Command F-16 fighter refueling from a KC-135 Stratotanker over western Alaska on ...
The KC-135 Stratotanker is a key aerial refuelling aircraft used by the US Air Force for over six decades. Learn its ...