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KC-97E Stratofreighter in the Factory
500th KC-97 Stratofreighter in the Factory
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery
KC-97 Refueling Booms Manufacturing
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery to Boeing
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail
KC-97 Stratofreighter's Cockpit During Aerial Refueling
Workers Unload KC-97 Fuselage Sections from Rail Cars
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500th KC-97 Stratofreighter Takes Off
KC-97 Stratofreighter in Flight
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YC-97 Stratofreighter Manufacturing
C-97 Stratofreighter Rollout
KC-97 Stratofreighter Flying Low Over Airstrip
Transporting a Section of a C-97 Stratofreighter
Building the C-97 Stratofreighter
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KC-97A Stratofreigther in Flight
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KC-97E Stratofreighter Assembly
The tanker version of the C-97 Stratofreighter, the KC-97 aerial tanker of 1950, was the prime refueling aircraft of its day and set the stage for future development of the KC-135 jet tanker. Early jet bombers were limited in range, so the Strategic Air Command needed to give them the ability to make intercontinental missions. Equipped with the Boeing-designed “flying boom” refueling system, the double-lobed KC-97s could dispense 8,513 gallons of fuel while carrying 96 troops or heavy equipment.
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