KC-135 Stratotanker

Transport or support aircraft, USA. In service since 1957

How to recognise it

Four-jet airliner-like tanker with a low swept wing, single engine pods and a refuelling boom under the tail.

Also known as

KC-135R, Stratotanker, C-135

Used by

USA, Turkey, Chile

Other transport & support

• Airbus A400M Atlas
• An-24 / An-26
• An-124 Ruslan
• Beriev A-50
• C-17 Globemaster III
• C-130 Hercules
• E-3 Sentry (AWACS)
• Embraer C-390 Millennium
• Il-76
• P-8 Poseidon

Sources

These facts haven’t been checked against sources by an editor yet.

Spot a mistake? Suggest a correction

• en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker