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KC-135 Stratotanker

KC-135 Stratotanker

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Dash 80 and B-52 Fly Over KC-135 Rollout, with KC-97 in Background

Dash 80 and B-52 Fly Over KC-135 Rollout, with KC-97 in Background

Dash 80 Parked with KC-97

Dash 80 Parked with KC-97

Restored Dash 80

Restored Dash 80

Dash 80 Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

Dash 80 Rollout

KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar

KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar

Dash 80 in Flight

Dash 80 in Flight

B-52A, KC-97, B-47, B-29, B-17 and XB-52 at a Boeing Field Open House Event, circa 1955

B-52A, KC-97, B-47, B-29, B-17 and XB-52 at a Boeing Field Open House Event, circa 1955

Dash 80 in Flight

Dash 80 in Flight

KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar

KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar

Dash 80, 1990 Rebuild

Dash 80, 1990 Rebuild

TACAMO and Dash 80, Nose to Nose

TACAMO and Dash 80, Nose to Nose

Dash 80 in Flight

Dash 80 in Flight

First Dash 80

Dash 80 with 707 in Flight Test Hangar

Dash 80 with 707 in Flight Test Hangar

Dash 80 Prototype Refueling B-52 Stratofortress in Flight

Dash 80 Prototype Refueling B-52 Stratofortress in Flight

Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff

Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff

The Dash 80 in Flight

The Dash 80 in Flight

Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight

Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight

KC-135 Stratotanker and the Dash 80

KC-135 Stratotanker and the Dash 80

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KC-135 Rollout Ceremony Fly-by

The KC-135 was the first offspring of the Boeing 367-80. It was the only jet airplane designed specifically for aerial refueling and for 15 years was the only tanker used by the Strategic Air Command.

The KC-135 replaced the propeller-powered KC-97 tankers, which could no longer keep up with the jet fighters and bombers. In 1956, when the first KC-135 -- nicknamed "The City of Renton" -- rolled out of the plant, it shared the Renton tarmac with the last KC-97, providing a vivid picture of The Boeing Company's complete conversion to jet power.

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Unique identifier BI4791

Boeing ID p17089

Type Image

Size 5417px × 6862px 35MB

License type RM

B-52 Stratofortress (Model 464)

Dash 80 (Model 367-80)

flying in formation

full body views

historic production status

KC-135 Stratotanker

KC-97 Stratotanker

Lake Washington

left side views

Renton Assembly Plant

rollout ceremonies

viewed from above