KC-135 Stratotanker

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Source: US Air Force
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The KC-135's primary function is aerial refueling, it uses a flying boom to transfer the fuel. A drogue can be attached to the boom, to refuel aircraft fitted with probes.
Besides being a refueler, the aicraft can also transport cargo and passengers above its refueling system.
Of the 732 KC-135's, buid between 1957 and 1965, 530 are still in service, and have been upgraded serveral times with new wing surfaces and engines.
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