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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 
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar 
KC-135 Stratotanker and the Dash 80
KC-135 Stratotanker and the Dash 80 
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 
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar
KC-97 and XB-52 Stratofortress in Boeing Flight Test Hangar 
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight
Dash 80, Prototype of the 707, Takes its First Flight
Dash 80 Rollout
Dash 80 Rollout 
KC-135 Refueling a B-52 Stratofortress
KC-135 Refueling a B-52 Stratofortress 
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail
KC-97 Fuselage Sections Delivered by Rail 
Dash 80 in Flight
Dash 80 in Flight 
KC-135 Stratotanker Refuels B-52 Stratofortress in Flight
KC-135 Stratotanker Refuels B-52 Stratofortress in Flight 
KC-97 Stratofreighter Flying Low Over Airstrip
KC-97 Stratofreighter Flying Low Over Airstrip 
KC-135A Stratotanker Refueling a B-52 Stratofortress in Flight
KC-135A Stratotanker Refueling a B-52 Stratofortress in Flight 
Restored Dash 80
Restored Dash 80 
Low Level KC-97G Flyby
Low Level KC-97G Flyby 
Tex Johnston and the Dash 80 Crew with William M. Allen
Tex Johnston and the Dash 80 Crew with William M. Allen 
William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly
William E. Boeing and William M. Allen Inspect the Dash 80 Assembly 
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff
Dash 80 First Flight Takeoff 
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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 
Size 5417px × 6862px   35MB 
License type RM 
Keywords
1950s
Berliner-Joyce Aircraft
crowds
day
flying in formation
full body views
glare
historic production status
left side views
refueling
sunshine
viewed from above
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