AIRCRAFT >> CARGO/TANKERS >> KC-135
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Catalog Number:
1968.046
Location:
5656 TEXAS AVE
Description:
The K In The Paintings Title Stands For Tanker Tanker Is An Aircraft Designed For In-Flight Refueling Of Other Aircraft. This Is The Kc-135 Role But The Immensity Of It May Be Indicated As Follows: An Average Passenger Car Would Operate More Than A Year On The Amount Of Fuel Transferred Through The Kc-135 Flying Boom In One Minute. During January 1964 - August 1968, Kc-135s Refueled More Than 296,000 Aircraft And Off-Loaded 3.2 Billion Pounds Of Fuel In Support Of B-52 And Fighter Operations In Southeast Asia. Its Upper Deck Could Hold A Bowling Alley Plus Room For A Gallery Of Spectators.