Four turbofans, mounted under 35-degree swept wings, power the KC-135 to takeoffs at gross weights of up to 322,500 pounds. A cargo deck above the refueling system can hold a mixed load of ...

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Standish joined the U.S. Air Force in September 1968. In 1972, at the age of 25, he became one of the youngest captains on the KC-135. He flew many missions in this aircraft over Vietnam, and at home, ...

Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita.

WICHITA, Kan. (KSNW) — Today marks the 60th anniversary of the 1965 crash of the KC-135 Stratotanker in the Piatt neighborhood in north Wichita. Just before 9:30 a.m., a Boeing KC-135A-BN ...