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KC-97 Stratofreighter
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Low Level KC-97G Flyby
KC-97F Flight Line at Renton Field
KC-97 Stratofreighter Flying Low Over Airstrip
KC-97A Stratofreigther in Flight
Dash 80 Parked with KC-97
KC-97 Refueling Booms Manufacturing
A KC-97G Stratofreigher Refueling RB-47E
Boeing Workers Inspect Ryan Built Fuselage Section for KC-97G
KC-97 Stratofreighter in Flight
KC-97E Stratofreighter Assembly
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery to Boeing
500th KC-97 Stratofreighter Takes Off
YC-97A Stratofreighter, Number 1, at Renton Field, Washington
Dash 80 and B-52 Fly Over KC-135 Rollout, with KC-97 in Background
KC-97E Stratofreighter in the Factory
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
Workers Unload KC-97 Fuselage Sections from Rail Cars
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KC-97G Low Level Flight Over Renton Field
After the war Boeing developed the Model 367, a military transport based on the B-29 bomber. Its civilian counterpart was the 377 Stratocruiser. The C-97 was designated KC-97 when it was equipped with the Boeing-designed flying boom for aerial refueling. There were 888 C-97s built between 1947 and 1958. Of those, 219 were adapted as KC-97E and F tankers and 592 were KC-97G models. The KC-97Gs had additional 700-gallon external fuel tanks under each wing and could dispense 8,513 gallons of fuel while carrying 96 troops. Sales of the KC-97s helped pull Boeing out of the post-war slump, and because they extended the range of bombers and fighters, the KC-97 tankers became crucial to SAC operations.
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BI218114
Boeing ID
p13626
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7151px × 5585px 76MB
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1940s
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KC-97G
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Renton Municipal Airport
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Tankers
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