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Facts about the KC-135 Stratotanker from the Operation Desert Storm

Till DaisdAug 30, 2021October 8, 20220

“The KC-135 was the linchpin of the fight, without fuel, fighters are inoperable” KC-135 Stratotankers responded to a new demand for assistance in 1990 during Operation Desert Shield, which started…

The KC-135 crew chief who logged 10,000 flying hours in the Stratotanker

Till DaisdJul 21, 2021October 15, 20220

Retired Former KC-135 crew chief Sgt. Bobby McCasland was impressed by how simple the Stratotanker was to maintain in comparison to the B-52 Stratofortress The first KC-135 Stratotanker was delivered…