There are not many aircraft designed in the 1950s that are still in operation today. One such aircraft is the KC-135 Stratotanker, the US Air Force’s premier refueling tanker. First flew on August 31, ...

All six crew members of a KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed while supporting operations against Iran are dead, the U.S. military announced on Friday. U.S. Central Command, which oversees military ...

The Pentagon identified the six service members killed when a U.S. KC-135 refueling aircraft crashed in western Iraq on Thursday. Three of the Air Force airmen were assigned to the 6th Air Refueling ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates(AP) — 4 of 6 crew aboard US KC-135 refueling aircraft that crashed in Iraq confirmed dead, US military says.

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — News Channel 8 is learning more about the KC-135 aircraft six service members were flying on when they died. Experts said the planes are critical to military operations. News ...