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KC-135T. KC-135Q re-engined with CFM56 engines, 54 modified. C-135F. A new-built variant for France as dual-role tanker/cargo and troop carrier aircraft. [45] 12 were built for the French Air Force with the addition of a drogue adapter on the refueling boom. Given Boeing model numbers 717-164 and 717-165. [51] C-135FR
Forty-five base-model aircraft were built as C-135A or C-135B transports with the tanking equipment excluded; three more aircraft originally ordered as KC-135A were factory converted to C-135A. The C-135/KC-135 type was also known internally at Boeing as the Model 717 , [ 8 ] a name later assigned to a completely different aircraft .
KC-135T Stratotanker 60-0346 171st Air Refueling Squadron. Active: 10 February 1943–Present: Country
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150th Air Refueling Squadron KC-135 Stratotanker In 1977, upon receipt of Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers , the unit became the 150th Air Refueling Squadron . It was the first air refueling unit in the United States to launch tankers to establish the U.S.-Saudi Arabia "Air Bridge" during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm.
Data from Encyclopedia of world military aircraft Volume 1 General characteristics Crew: 3: pilot, copilot, boom operator (4th crew member is a navigator for aircraft without the PACER CRAG update) Capacity: mission crew members Length: 136 ft 3 in (41.53 m) Wingspan: 130 ft 10 in (39.88 m) Height: 41 ft 8 in (12.70 m) Wing area: 2,433 sq ft (226.0 m 2) Aspect ratio: 7.04 Airfoil: root: BAC ...
The Boeing RC-135 is a family of large reconnaissance aircraft built by Boeing and modified by a number of companies, including General Dynamics, Lockheed, LTV, E-Systems, L3Harris Technologies, and used by the United States Air Force and Royal Air Force to support theater and national level intelligence consumers with near real-time on-scene collection, analysis and dissemination capabilities.
The KC-10s and KC-135s allowed 29 F-111s, along with other Air Force and Navy aircraft, to reach their targets. [20] The KC-10 again played a key role during Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm in 1991. KC-10s facilitated the deployment of tactical, strategic, and transport aircraft to Saudi Arabia. In the early stages of Operation Desert ...