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KC-97E Stratofreighter in the Factory
KC-97E Stratofreighter in the Factory 
KC-97E Stratofreighter Assembly
KC-97E Stratofreighter Assembly 
Workers Unload KC-97 Fuselage Sections from Rail Cars
Workers Unload KC-97 Fuselage Sections from Rail Cars 
KC-97 Refueling Booms Manufacturing
KC-97 Refueling Booms Manufacturing 
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery 
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail 
Boeing Workers Inspect Ryan Built Fuselage Section for KC-97G
Boeing Workers Inspect Ryan Built Fuselage Section for KC-97G 
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery to Boeing
KC-97 Fuselage Section Delivery to Boeing 
C-97 Stratofreighter Rollout
C-97 Stratofreighter Rollout 
500th KC-97 Stratofreighter Takes Off
500th KC-97 Stratofreighter Takes Off 
YC-97 Stratofreighter Manufacturing
YC-97 Stratofreighter Manufacturing 
YC-97 Stratofreighter Manufacturing
YC-97 Stratofreighter Manufacturing 
Building the C-97 Stratofreighter
Building the C-97 Stratofreighter 
Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter in Front of Camouflaged Factory
Boeing XC-97 Stratofreighter in Front of Camouflaged Factory 
Transporting a Section of a C-97 Stratofreighter
Transporting a Section of a C-97 Stratofreighter 
YC-97 Under Construction in Plant 2 at Boeing Field
YC-97 Under Construction in Plant 2 at Boeing Field 
YC-97 Fuselage Manufacturing
YC-97 Fuselage Manufacturing 
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar 
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar 
C-97 Stratofreighter Cockpit
C-97 Stratofreighter Cockpit 
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500th KC-97 Stratofreighter in the Factory

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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Unique identifier BI24434 
Boeing ID p13811 
Type Image 
Size 5998px × 4769px   27MB 
License type RM 
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