Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
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The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling tanker aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It has a narrower fusela
A KC-135R (above) refuels an F-15C Eagle (below)
A KC-135A refueling a B-52D during the Cold War: Both aircraft types were operated by the Strategic Air Command.
In November 1957, Air Force Vice Chief of Staff General Curtis LeMay tested the first KC-135 on a long-haul flight from Westover Air Force Base, Massachusetts, to Buenos Aires, Argentina.
A nose-on view of several re-engined KC-135R aircraft taxiing prior to takeoff: The new engines are CFM56-2 high-bypass turbofans.
Northrop T-38 Talon
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The Northrop T-38 Talon is a two-seat, twinjet supersonic jet trainer designed and produced by the American aircraft manufacturer Northrop Corporation. It was the world's first supersonic trainer as w
A T-38A from Edwards Air Force Base
A T-38C assigned to the 416th Flight Test Squadron, 412th Test Wing, Air Force Test Center, flies over the Mojave desert near Edwards AFB, California
Air-to-air right side view of a USAF T-38 Talon aircraft from 560th Flying Training Squadron, Randolph AFB, Texas, as his lead performs a left pitchout
A T-38C cockpit